Failure By Tim Connor

Failure By Tim Connor

Failure It’s only a word.

But it carries with it so much pain
and so little concern
so much frustration

And so little respect,

so much stress and so little
understanding that people spend their lives
running through their days

In the hope of avoiding the long arm of this little word.

To test our vision, you must risk failure.

To temper your ego, you must attempt
the impossible.

To tell your story, you must
take a chance.

To see beyond the horizon, you must
spread your wings.

To be all you can be, you must stretch, flex, try,

 and go beyond your proven limits.

To bridge the silence, you must risk rejection.

To advance into the unknown, you must risk the peril

Of all your previous beliefs and emotions that feel so secure.

Failure is not negative. It is a teacher.
It moulds, refines, and polishes you
so that one day your light will shine for all to see.

 It isn’t the failure you experience
that will determine your destiny,
but your next step and then the next
that will tell the story of your life.