Tag: failure
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Running late for the success train
I, friends, feel like an abject failure. That is harsh, but I do feel that I somehow fell far behind my peer group. I look with envy on their personal and professional successes. I sit back and wonder where I went wrong. Where did I get delayed on my course? I would love to say…
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Finally admitting the real reason I don’t write to-do lists
I laid on the floor stretching and at ease, which left me vulnerable to the attack from that thought: What am I afraid of? I’ve been holding off on building towards the life that I want. Truthfully, that inaction is most evident in the ways I hold back from building the single days that I…
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I don’t fail, and that’s a problem.
When my family would play monopoly, I would quit the game when my financial situation became dicey. If I didn’t believe I had enough money to cover the likely rent or payments, I would walk away from the game. This is probably amazing financial insight for a child, but there’s more to it. I didn’t…
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You are not failing. You are human
I was using my meditation app, Insight Timer. On there is a meditation by Sarah Blondin. During it she says that line, “You are not failing; you are human.” And that really hit me. I probably have misquoted it. I can’t remember the name of the mediation. I don’t even know if I have spelt…
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