“The Phoenix must burn to emerge.” – Janet Fitch
The
news was disheartening and perhaps, inevitable. Somehow, I had that notion of
failure even before it came crashing on me. I worked so hard. Countless hours,
in fact. Day and night, I worked laboriously unmindful of rewards. All that I
wanted was to get a glimpse of success. Yet, none of it matters anymore. I
failed.
The
news however, only created that fire burning inside me to work even harder
convincing myself that failure is not an indication of permanence. If my way
did not work, that means I need to find another one that would work. Life is a
series of disappointments, pains and hindrances. But, life is also a string of hope
and success.
A
friend once told me that once we hit rock bottom, there is no way but up. When
I first heard the news, I felt worthless leveraging my skills that amounted to
nothing. It was gut-sinking and terrifying but I had no choice but to face the
truth- starting from nothing.
In
hindsight, failure catapulted me into realization that the world is not so rosy
but I can parlay the pain info future gains. Instead of sulking and trying to
lick my wounds, I need to work even harder to maximize the probability of
success. I failed but it does not mean the end. Failure in essence just made me
internalize from the deepest recesses of my soul to examine the raw pain and
find ways not to get on downward spiral which could harm myself more.
I
failed. I understand that I am in pain. I acknowledge my vulnerability. But, I
take the challenge to succeed by failing.
I got this.
“When
you take risks, you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there
will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” –Ellen DeGeneres-
We fall down but we also get up with time. So never feel down, cheers.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteI loved your story. It is so true that we do fall from time to time. But in time we get back up and move forward in many areas. Be positive, and keep moving on.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I think we just need to be strong!
DeleteI love the honesty in this post. You're really an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Karla!
DeleteA dark cloud will always have a silver lining, no matter how far you fall you will always brush yourself off and get up stronger than ever!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a great motivation!
DeleteWhenever I seem to fail, I might cry and be sad first. But then the next day, I am ready to kick butt and tacle the issue. It takes time.
ReplyDeleteSeems this post is made for me.. this is something i needed to read, just to remind myself that i need to dust myself and continue my journey.
ReplyDeleteYou got this for sure! Failure is part of the journey to success. Keep at it and you will succeed.
ReplyDeleteBe passionate and fully engaged with the process and less concerned with the outcome.
ReplyDeleteThere is fear i failing and this really brings many down. But what's important is how you get back up and remain positive.
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