I love to cook and sometimes it can be a real adventure. I go on streaks where everything I make is a new dish. One day when my kids were little I decided to make a dinner with a recipe I found for Sunshine Chicken and Rice. I prepared it just as the recipe said. Placed servings neatly on each dinner plate and my hungry family started to eat. Almost immediately the gagging and disgusted faces were unanimous across the table, it was horrible completely not edible. We ended up throwing it out and ordering pizza. It was a true cooking failure
Recently, my daughter sent me a message about just failing a final test which meant she failed the course. She was devastated. She felt like a failure and that her life sucked. A few days later my son ran what would possibly be the last race of his college career and did not end up with the time he had been striving for. He was very disappointed and felt like he had failed. Recently, my friend and discussed our dating situations, how we both considers just giving up as we were failing.
Theses situations got me thinking about life and how we often focus on the "one" failure. How we can spend lots of time and energy wondering how it happened and wishing the outcome could of been better. I have been in this situation many times. At times it can feel so tragic that you feel that your life sucks because you failed. Fact is....It does not make you a failure.
Ask yourself does this one thing matter in the scheme of life? Think about the successes you have had. For example such as how many classes you have passed, how many races you have ran well, how many dates that you have been on that have been good, etc. Just as my Sunshine Chicken was total failure it didn’t mean I was a bad cook. I definitely didn’t make that dish again, but I’ve been adventurous and made lots of delicious meals. When you have failures you may be hesitant to try again. Instead pick yourself up, hold your head up and high and go for it. You got this!!
Ask yourself does this one thing matter in the scheme of life? Think about the successes you have had. For example such as how many classes you have passed, how many races you have ran well, how many dates that you have been on that have been good, etc. Just as my Sunshine Chicken was total failure it didn’t mean I was a bad cook. I definitely didn’t make that dish again, but I’ve been adventurous and made lots of delicious meals. When you have failures you may be hesitant to try again. Instead pick yourself up, hold your head up and high and go for it. You got this!!
XOXO
Tiffanee
