Trial And Error (How To Grow)

              Over the years I've had to work past the fear of failure (the fear of trying even). I'd like to say I've mastered this area; I'd like to be honest even more though. Everything has been trial and error over the years. Here's how to do this thing. Here's how to think. Here's how to feel. Here's how to believe this or that, and so on. 

             It's been exhausting at times, and more than once even defeating when the floor of failure is hit. There remains the temptation to not get back up again in those moments (we've all been there). One thing in growing through trial and error though is to REMEMBER what's good (what's worked). We can get lost in what hasn't and believe the lie that NOTHING will. We must remember that it doesn't have to be perfect, that there must simply be some sort of forward motion (and this can look different for us all). Sometimes (many times) it isn't always an actual action ONLY but an internal mountain we must climb to grow as well. 

              In attempting anything to recognize there is joy in the process to being exceptional is also key (something that is possible). The journey toward what is being attempted can be overwhelming at times, and to even put in the work (internally and in actual actions) isn't always...."inviting"; yet there's freedom in the beginning and middle of it. What doesn't work becomes the framework for what will, and new ways present themselves (along with personal growth) at this place in these journeys.

              I know this isn't my "usual format" for this blog (this style of writing), but I wanted to simply open this up and unpack this to encourage and empower someone as I'm being encouraged and empowered by this whole "trial and error" journey also. May this be a blessing to someone reading this....may this give someone permission to give themselves grace (as I'm learning to do) when it doesn't work (whatever you're attempting to do); that's just one way toward learning what will.

Sidenote: If any of the writing on this blog has made a good impact on your life in someway (EVEN if it was something you may have enjoyed reading for a particular reason), please feel free to share this blog with someone else who could be blessed also. Thank you for your support! 


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