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September 13, 2006
The Pride In Failure
When you take action to make your life and yourself better, you opt to take a risk, make a change or try something new doesn't always mean it will feel great or work out just the way you want it to. That's why it's important to become comfortable with mistakes, errrors, and all forms of failure that may occur in your process of healing and recovery.
Consider the following positive statements about failure. remind yourself of them whenever you become disenchanted or depressed because a desired outcome hasn't happened, you fall short of a goal, or a change isn't right for you:
  • Failure tells you what doesn't work and when to change direction.
  • Failure leads to new ideas.
  • Failure provides you with an opportunity to try something new.

Without the existence of mistakes, failure, or error, there's no risk-taking and no opportunity for growth. As Kathryn D. Cramer,Ph.D., wrote in her boook Staying on Top When Your World Turns Upside Down, " I am sure you remember the old adage: 'To Err is Human/To Forgive is Devine" as your first reaction whenever you discover that one of your success strategies has failed. Saying this phrase to yourself can make you proud that you have tried to restore your vitality.

I TAKE PRIDE IN MY FAILURES.

This is a passage taken from a Daily Meditation book for overcoming depreission, grief, and the "the blues"
Facing Lifes's Challenges by Amy E. Dean
 

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It is very hard to accept failure sometimes but when you look at it from a positive perspective and learn from it, then it may have failed but you have still succeeded! Great post!
 
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