The Importance of Failure

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  • b4tb4t
    b4tb4t Posts: 30
    Beautifully said. :)
  • Welshgem84
    Welshgem84 Posts: 45 Member
    I have a quote on my fridge

    "If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started, I was desperately wishing to be where I am now"


    most amazing quote and sums up perfectly what I try to tell myself every time I find myself struggling and wanting to give up!! Thank you for putting it into words for me!!
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Thank you.

    I hated being fat. HATED it.

    But when I look back at the personal and health lessons I learned each if the three times I've become overweight/obese, I wouldn't give up those learning for anything.

    It's like muscle building. The real work starts when you are tired. You get the most out of pushing when you think you are about to fail.
  • Raisingsonshines
    Raisingsonshines Posts: 50 Member
    this made me cry.. (doesnt help I am listening to Sia)
    I needed to see this.
  • oedipa_maas
    oedipa_maas Posts: 577 Member
    Thank you.

    I hated being fat. HATED it.

    But when I look back at the personal and health lessons I learned each if the three times I've become overweight/obese, I wouldn't give up those learning for anything.

    It's like muscle building. The real work starts when you are tired. You get the most out of pushing when you think you are about to fail.

    I really like that comparison. I didn't know that, either, about muscle building!
  • oedipa_maas
    oedipa_maas Posts: 577 Member
    this made me cry.. (doesnt help I am listening to Sia)
    I needed to see this.

    Sia is the WORST. :)

    Big hug to you!
  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
    Well said. Excellent post
  • fragileelegance
    fragileelegance Posts: 102 Member
    Thank you for this, much needed!
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    Sometimes I have to recommit to my goal every single day!! I consider it my "practice".

    That's a fantastic perspective. All of life is really about daily practice.
  • frizico
    frizico Posts: 30
    I was meant to read this today. Thank you so much for posting.
  • newjojie
    newjojie Posts: 292 Member
    Very well said! Love it!
  • MYLOV
    MYLOV Posts: 17 Member
    Have been doing a lot of serious thinking on this exact topic recently myself. Thank you for writing and sharing.
  • oedipa_maas
    oedipa_maas Posts: 577 Member
    Thank you so much everyone for your thoughts and responses.
  • Melonpaul
    Melonpaul Posts: 323 Member
    I love this post, thank you for putting this out here. I needed to read this today as I have been a little hard on myself lately and this made me smile.
  • izu87
    izu87 Posts: 267 Member
    Thank you for those amazing posts <3

    A friend of mine just sent me this one because today was just so stressful and I was/am full of doubts about so many things:

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  • oedipa_maas
    oedipa_maas Posts: 577 Member
    Thank you for those amazing posts <3

    A friend of mine just sent me this one because today was just so stressful and I was/am full of doubts about so many things:

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    That's beautiful and really inspiring quote.
  • oedipa_maas
    oedipa_maas Posts: 577 Member
    I love this post, thank you for putting this out here. I needed to read this today as I have been a little hard on myself lately and this made me smile.

    Thank you so much. I am very glad to hear about the smile!
  • nancybuss
    nancybuss Posts: 1,461 Member
    Great post!!!!!

    We All Fail, learning from them is most important.

    I liked the book Failing Forward! As long as we move forward and learn from each Failure, we are doing well.


    What if we gave up when we were a baby and were trying to walk and after a few times said "Nah, its too hard" and gave up. That doesn't happen! :)

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