“Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.”
Jon Sinclair
I like this analogy. It states a truth that we often forget. Failure is not forever. Like a bruise, it hurts when it happens and it can be ugly, but it goes away and in time it is over and done. But if we press on a bruise or continually hit the spot it will get bigger, more sore and tender, and uglier. Same with failure, if we continually replay it and don’t let it go it will fester and the hurt will never heal.
I know about failure. I have had lots of it in my life. Some like little dips in the road and some deep as an abyss. Some were easy to remedy some will never be completely fixed, but life goes on. Some went away quickly with no lasting effects and some took a lot of work to get past. Then there are some that linger in my mind and heart that if I am not careful they could become a bad tattoo, the choice is mine.
I like tattoos. I am sort of a tattoo stalker and there are some beautiful ones, like my butterfly, and there are some that are just ugly and stupid. A bad tattoo is a failure that really won’t go away.
Terrific analogy. Failure is as permanent as you make it. Something to remember next time I have a pity party.
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Really a great analogy.I have a big bruise right now on my leg…but I know it’s not permanent.
Thankfully bruises are not permanent if they were I would be a mass of blue, black, and purple. I am a clumsy ditz.
Some failures leave permanent marks. We get to choose how to dress those marks up though. I have found failure is what you make of it.
Yes, there are sometimes scars with failure. I think those scars make us stronger. Sound familiar? Our response to failure is indeed a choice. We can let it destroy us or make us a better person.
So very true!