Failure is the focus of this week's quote...
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. ~ Denis WaitleyI purposely gave a brief intro to the quote this time because it would be too easy to spoil it, otherwise.
What did you think of that quote? I liked it a lot. I think that when we fail, we should learn, as it is our teacher. I think failure should bring us upward, not take life out of us. Failure is "in the way" not "losing." It is there to make our journey a bit longer, not make us stop. If we do not say, do, or be anything, we are sure not see much failure.
However, if we can learn to see the positives that can come out of a situation, we will be amazed, I believe. However, if all we see as failure or the negative side of things, we are not going to be very amazed. We will be looking out for the worst and being consistently pessimistic!
Now it's your turn...what "failures" in life have you seen as stepping stones or turning points to something better?
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When I failed at landing a position teaching in a public school, it opened up time to help my husband with his computer company. And boy, is he happy to have help!
God loves failures. His Book is filled with them: Joseph landed in jail. Peter was a chicken. Jonah ran away from God. But they were all given second chances.
Failure doesn't mean God has abandoned you; it just means you need to try something different.
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