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Failure is evidence that you’re trying.

I used to think failure was a stamp of shame. Like once you fail at something, it means you weren’t good enough, weren’t smart enough, weren’t ready enough. And for the longest time, I treated failure like an enemy, something to avoid at all costs.

But lately, I’ve been learning that failure is not always a sign that you’re losing. Sometimes, it’s proof that you finally gathered enough courage to start.

Because the truth is, you can’t fail at something you never attempted.

You don’t fail at the business you never started, the relationship you never risked, the audition you never attended, the dream you never spoke out loud. You only fail when you show up. When you try. When you step out and dare to believe that there could be more.

And that’s what makes failure so humbling and so powerful. It's a reminder that you’re learning, that you’re growing.

Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of the journey to it.

So if you’re failing at something right now, please don’t be too quick to call yourself a failure, like I would always say, you're not your result, you’re just someone in motion.

You’re someone who is doing what many people are too afraid to do: trying.

And I think that alone deserves grace, because trying, showing up, attempting, putting in the work is not easy, it's recently I realized it takes a great deal of courage to just try, therefore failure is not even easy, if he easy try am first.

Dearest reader, don’t let failure make you bitter, let it remind you that you’re brave enough to begin, and wise enough to keep going.

I read somewhere that failure is evidence that you’re trying, and trying is the first language of growth. Keep trying, and sooner than you think you'll get it right. The earlier you start failing the better for you. Lol. 

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