I’m not a Beckett scholar, but I like that snippet of a quotation.
I’m not used to failing – at much of anything. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’ve done a lot of stuff pretty poorly. Especially social and/or personal stuff – I mess up routinely, really.
But for the most part I get the job done – and well. But as so many of my plans crumbled around me this week I almost threw in the towel. Film wasn’t edited, calls were missed, teeth gave me trouble, and I slept too little.
For all the good (friends, entertainment, films, opportunities) I was mired in my own mistakes. I was unable, regretfully – to move on.
There will be other mistakes. Grander ones with higher stakes. And I will be asked in much more uncertain terms to continue on. It will be harder.
I am convinced life gets harder. And more rewarding. And more fun.
Transform a failure. Discover your own strength.
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