do you know…
that the first time, you tried sitting, you failed?
and the first time, you tried standing, or walking, you fell?
and the first time, you tried talking, too, you failed?
that for a while, only gibberish would escape your lips,
but you’d continue speaking, till you finally could, utter some real words?
see?…
failing is not the end.
it’s only the end, when we want it to be.
because even as toddlers,
failing the first time never stopped us
from trying, time and again,
to become who we now are.
so, why must we let it stop us now?
for me…
I see failure as an opportunity,
to come again, to learn, to grow,
to do better than I did the last time I tried.
and I’ll say to you today, FAIL!
yes, fail, fail and fail yet again,
it’s okay…
just never allow it to keep you down,
always get up, and get right back at it.
and I promise you, one day, you gon’ win.
Day 8 of 30. November challenge. 30 poems in 30 days.
Are you afraid of failing?
Comments and criticisms are welcome 😊
Love ❤️
Liz.
Well said dear… Very nice piece ❤️
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Thanks!❣️
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Thanks dear
You’ve given another prudent reason why failure is not the end.
Bless up dear 😊
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Thanks Lot 💟
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We gon’ win indeed👌👌👌🤗🤗
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Yes of course … 👌🏾💯❤️😌
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Great post, Liz. So true. One of my favorite quotes on failure is by Edison. Here it is. “I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Fun. And, true. As you write, failure is a beginning. Have a great week. 🙂
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I love the quote Jeff. I’m gonna write it down and add it to my list. Truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing Jeff 😌🤗
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You’re very welcome, Liz, my pleasure. 🙂
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This is beautiful. It is a drop of wisdom that expand the heart. Dare to friend with failure and get familiar with it so as to know its secret and winning will be the outcome of the relationship.
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💯💯💯💯. You said it all Tosin. Thank you 💓😊
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This is so encouraging🤗🤗🤗 I will write this words down and read it again and again 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
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Awww thank you Didi….I’m always happy to inspire. 💓💓💓🤗🤗🤗
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It’s true failure cannot determine the end if only you’ve glued yourself to positive results no matter the situation at hand. God bless you dear for this inspirational piece.💖
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Thank you Wisdom. God bless you for reading them too 😊💓
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Nice one Liz 🤝
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Thank you Blaise ❤️
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Well said
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Thank you for reading dear❤️
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