A Successful Failure

My whole life I’ve lived by the personal mantra “Failure isn’t an option.” Yet I have become quite familiar with the concept of failure over this past year, trying to get my business online and “play big.” It’s brought me to my knees, knocked the breath out of me, and put me curled up in a ball on my bed. There has been more than one time that I spent the day with uncontrollable tears at how hard this whole process has been. I even cynically joked to my husband that I am quite a successful failure.

Why do I share this with you? In an awkward way to be vulnerable, I suppose. Success has never been this elusive, and I’ve never been out of my comfort zone as long and as far as I have been this year. I swear I’ve been on a steady diet of chocolate and sugar since July!

This was the response received from a colleague after I reached out and admitted my discouragement. I felt impressed to share it with you today. Perhaps someone here needs this boost as well. Much love to you!

“What would you tell your beautiful daughter in a moment like this? What could you say to her in all honesty about your love and adoration for her? The qualities you admire in her… the heart she has… the potential to make the lives around her better just by being who she is. Give that love… that unconditional, wholehearted, passionate, insanely overly optimistic love… to yourself. See yourself through the eyes of God/Source and you will see a magnificent being who  is following her calling and shining light into the world… who WILL make it happen… who IS making it happen. It takes time… it involves risk… there are bad days but oh the sweet bliss when we find our flow and know intimately the battles within we needed to fight to get there… that kind of success is so sweet… and it IS there for those who persevere. Much love!”