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 hop of avoiding the longe arm
of this little word.

To test our vision, you must risk
failure.

To temper you ego, you must attempt
the impossible.

To tell you story, you must take a chance.

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

to be all you can be, you must
stretch, flex, try, and go beyond
you proven limits.

Th bridge the sincence, you must risk
rejection.

To advance into the unknow, you must
risk the preril of all your
previous beliefs and emotions
that feel so secure.

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

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