I can’t count the times
I made a mistake
and felt horrible.
Or the times I didn’t do
something I really wanted to do,
because I was afraid to fail.
I can’t count the times
I thought the world would end
if I failed,
but it never did.
Or the times I thought
I’d never be able
to handle it,
but somehow I always did.
That’s how failing teaches us
so naturally and instinctively
to find our footing back
even though at first it feels
as if we’ll never recover.
And that’s how failing teaches us
so undeniably and unmistakably
that we are capable
of so much more
than we give ourselves credit for.
And that truth is worth reminding ourselves of
every time we use our past and future failures
to settle for illusionary safe.
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