Tag Archives: failure

More than Conquerors

When we remember that the goal is getting to the Other Side, we might consider that failing a particular obstacle is not actually failure, just re-direction to an alternate path to success. Continue reading

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Some Failures Work Out Better Than Others

Even a bit of a failure with jelly-making can bring back good memories and yield something still worth having. Hard to totally ruin something that has this much sugar in it… Continue reading

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Failure Is an Oxymoron

We often take too much blame and sometimes take too much credit. As long as we are faithful to our calling, failure is impossible. Continue reading

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Patience, Determination & Humiliation

I’m sure there are things worse than public humiliation; give me a while and I’ll remember what some of them are. Continue reading

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Thomas Alva Appleseed

It’s not the first failure of my life, not the first time an idea was better than the result. Lord willing, it won’t be the last. Continue reading

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