Failure....... it's a beautiful thing...

Failure......... it’s a beautiful thing....

A pat on the back, "good job"

An award for the best of the best

A certificate that proclaims that you achieved, you completed, you learned

A trophy that bears the number 1 complete with a big shiny ribbon......

    We strive for these things, as children, as teens, as adults.

    We want to feel smart, educated, successful, and able to achieve.

But tonight I earned something better........

    Something sweeter, something so much more fulfilling.

    I failed.......

And in the failure, I learned many things.

    I learned that I am still valued even when I don’t shine

    I learned that a teacher that gently teaches is worth more than a teacher that berates.

    I learned that when I am slowed by sickness or grief, my life is still precious to those who love me.

    I learned that I am treasured for who I am, rather than what I can accomplish.

In failure I earned the right to feel that I am who I am, not what I do........

    And to me that is the biggest trophy I have ever received.