redefining failure, part 2

If you read part 1, you would know that I believe failure is more important than success. Failure includes the imperfections, the, pain and wounds that accumulate as the years pass. Failure challenges me to redefine myself, to consider things differently, no matter how mundane. For certain, life isn’t a straight line.

But more important than comparing failure to success is recognizing how failure deepens my spiritual side. I’m not defining spirituality in religious terms, but spirituality as a commitment to truth, prayer, and humility. To me, spirituality is a sense that overcomes me in those moments of silence and solitude. When I fail, I search within. Time slows. I ask for help…silently.

I find prayer, a mediation of Hail Mary’s, anchoring me as I wait for the ‘why’ and the ‘what next.’ I sit with my eyes wide open. I watch for the patterns and synchronicities. Yes, I believe there is always a reason to answer the “why,” even when the “why” hides itself. That’s when faith slips in unexpectedly. Faith is the substance of hope, the conviction of things not seen, and faith accepts even that which appears unreasonable. It’s like walking in darkness without fear.

We all have our failures. There are broken parts in each of us. And as we tend to our wounds and honor our failures, space opens in our hearts. We grow. Our wounds transform and we transmit positive energy. Smiles flow generously.

What do you do with your failures? What have you ever lost from failing?

Caroline Flohr, writing true stories from a mother’s heart

www.CarolineFlohr.com

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