From the moment we are sturdy enough to take our first steps, we inevitably and irrevocably fail. It's called life and if you don't get used to it, you are going to have a very long, very disappointing time in this world.
We all know that failing will not move you from square one, but neither will giving up, which is the common response to our problems. Speaking from a personal perspective, sometimes I get so frustrated with failing that I end up chucking something across the room. It's a normal human reaction.
Recently, I've been attempting something that is very important to me and it seems that no matter how hard I try, no matter how I prepare myself, I just. Keep. Failing. and my pride seems to be taking the worst of it. Pride is such a traffic creator, always blinding you until it either overrides your thoughts or is succumbed by them. It's a very stupid thing.
My point in this is to simply point out that pride and failing don't go hand in hand, yet they always find themselves in each other's company. I can say it for myself and, even though an ego isn't the best thing to acquire, I hope you can see it in you. Because despite the trouble being proud can get you in, it's the only thing picking you up and encouraging you to try again.
Thomas Edison once said concerning the invention of the lightbulb, "I have not failed 1,000 times. I have simply successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a lightbulb."
So I leave with you, number 5.
#5: You're gonna fail. Suck it up, pick yourself up, brush yourself off and try again. If Edison had let failing get in the way of his dedication, we'd all still be using candles. Just because something gets hard, doesn't mean it's impossible. So, yeah, you're gonna fail. Face it now. You only truly fail when you give up.
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