i've been thinking about failure a lot lately. it's a scary word, and the thought of it makes my stomach hurt. but, when I focus on it a bit more, really try to imagine failure as a part of my life, it all sort of just dissolves...i'm not sure that failure really exists, at least not for the likes of you and me. in any case, I certainly won't be a failure to myself.
i think failure would be living a life without happiness. so it's ultimately in my control...and i'm pretty fucking happy right now.
another uncertain summer awaits. wish me luck. i know at least it will be a summer of love. and that's all i want, for this and every summer that follows.
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It's all about how you define failure and what you do with it. I think some of the most interesting successes and ideas have come out of failures....thing is, we have to stop seeing failure as a bad thing. When I fail (a lot), I learn, and I get better and better....so, yeah, don't sweat failure. Did you read Steve Jobs' commencement speech. the dude talks about how badly he failed at certain things and how even better things came out of those failures b/c of how he used them and what he learned....love you, p! btw, a summer of love? ur a hippie!
You cannot be afraid of failure if you have dreams.
I've written two "failed" novels and I'm on my third. But at the end of the day writing is what makes me happy and my dream is to be an author. I've failed so many times already that I've developed a tough skin and it no longer bothers me.
The husband also has his own dreams to be a hip hop retailer. He has failed to the tune of $10,000 in Burlington Coat Factory hats and sweat suits. We now have to go to a flea market in cupertino once a month at 5am to try to get rid of the merchandise! But did that stop him? Of course not. He has decided that the error was that he should have bought shoes instead! So there goes our tax refund.
The truth is that life is a whole lot more fun if it comes with dreams. And really, only trust fund kids get rich without taking any risks.
yeah, failure is an important part of success. i love you girls. btw, summer of love is off to a great start ;)
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