i can’t fail if i don’t try
wrong!
failure gets a bad rep.
what does it mean to fail?
is it to not achieve what one has set out to achieve?
but why do we need to define it that way?
i refuse to label failure that way.
new definition: failure is not trying
failure is the privilege of those who tried.
as long as i have tried and given it whatever i can give to progress towards my goal, i simply have not failed.
the project that never materialized? not a failure.
i learned the process of shaping a thought.
the diet that never stuck? not a failure.
i learned what it takes and what i need to do to stick to it.
the meditation habit that was never kept? not a failure.
i learned the consequences of not sticking to it.
that one hurt. but pain is data too.
every attempt teaches. every non-attempt doesn’t.
so what are you not trying?
and more importantly, why are you calling that “safe”?