Day 208 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - What Appears to be Failure...

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Lesson 208: What Appears to be Failure...

Failure happens in life and it’s more than okay. It can be a tool for us to move through the first passage of the heart which is pain. Today’s lesson is to think of someone in your life that you see as a “failure” and do you notice if they are awakened or not? Do you think they are moving through the passage of pain right now?

I don’t really like to think of any of my friends or family as failures. I mean, we all measure success differently and our paths are never the same as another, so how can we look at others as failures if they are living the very best that they can? I’m not sure this is a lesson for me today. I feel like only those with negative mindsets and those that look upon others with judgement, can really think of someone as a failure.

I think every person leads their own lives, we fall down and pick ourselves up. Sometimes picking ourselves up is slow whilst other times we get over issues in a faster fashion, though I don’t think when someone falls that we should see them as a failure. Who are we to judge for someone living their lives the way they want to? I have no right to categorise someone as a failure.

I do however see people going through the passages of pain. I think when people are ready to open up about it and need some support, they will reach out. There are times when I can sense it and I ask, but I wouldn’t pry into someone’s life when they are in pain. It’s more that I want to assist if they need it.

Anyway, I don’t particularly like this lesson, so I am moving on.

Day 194 - A Year to Clear - Glad You Did

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Lesson 194: Glad You Did

“What would you be glad that you did, EVEN if you failed?”

— Brene Brown

We are to consider this statement today. There are many things I want to achieve in my lifetime. I even have a list of things I want to do in 2018. What I really want to do is learn piano and learn a language. I have started and failed to keep a routine that allows the learning to flow. I don’t know why I can’t maintain it. I think it’s one of those things that I need to do every day at the same time to establish a routine. I think I will get there and even if I’m not good at playing piano or speaking another language, I can say that I tried. Other things I want to try include ballet, hula dancing, reading 20 books by the end of the year, master a form of handwriting, find a charity to volunteer at, travel to a new country and write more poetry and a book. Not sure that I will have the opportunity to achieve all of these things this year, but I will try to make a start.

I am actually sitting here trying to think of something in the past where I tried and may have failed. I actually had a book challenge where I wanted to read 50 books in a year. I started out really well and go to 24 and then just stopped reading. I mean, I hadn’t really read books for years so to achieve 24 was really a good attempt. I set a goal of 20 this year but haven’t really picked up books that weren’t related to witchcraft and my learning. I am reading quite a few books but haven’t actually finished any. It’s definitely something to work on.

What is something you can think of that you want to try or do, even if you might fail at it?