SOMETIMES I FAIL – AND FAILURE ISN’T ALWAYS BAD by Pennie Hunt

The traffic was crazy. I was late. People were waiting for me. My stress was building as I pulled into the parking lot only to circle six times before finding a parking space. Running into the restaurant, I blurted out a rather uncharacteristic rant of a not-so-nice kind. I saw the shock and surprise on the faces of my friends.

Later, I couldn’t get the image of my rant out of my mind. I thought of how I wanted to live my life. Sometimes I fail. I fail at being the person I want to be.

I want to be PATIENT and KIND with others, with life situations, and myself. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be LOVING by sharing love and positive energy with everyone I meet and in every space I stand. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be OPEN to all views and opinions because I believe everyone has a path to walk and it is not my place to judge, criticize, or blame. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be AWAKE and AWARE of the small and grand messages of Grace that I receive. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be someone who WALKS HER TALK and models the lessons I have learned and the concepts that I teach. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be CONFIDENT in knowing who I am --and that I am Good Enough! Sometimes I fail.
I want to be SILENT and LISTEN to my heart sing the messages of my soul that peacefully guide my life. I want to listen to the voices of others and understand what they believe. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be CAREFUL with my voice. Words Matter and carry power when they are sent out into the world. I want to choose them with care as I know that once said or written they cannot be taken back. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be GRATEFUL for the people, things, and experiences I am given. Sometimes I fail.

I want to be FORGIVING of others and myself and let go of the past so that it doesn’t take away my future. Sometimes I fail.

I can’t return to that day and erase my rant or the unkind words I blurted out to those I care about. The best I can do is realize that sometimes I will fail at being the person I want to be and to love and forgive myself-- as in every failure there is a lesson.

Maybe we don’t talk about failure enough. Maybe we don’t talk about the lessons we learn from failure enough. Maybe we need to admit that we are not perfect to be seen as vulnerable and human. Maybe we need to understand that failure doesn’t mean we are bad people- we are just learning from life. Maybe we learn more from failure than we do from success. Maybe we need to accept that sometimes we all fail and failing isn’t always bad.
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          Accept that sometimes we fail and with every failure there is a lesson.
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