The Weekly Green: Juice for the Journey #18

Week 18

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. ~ Abraham Lincoln

Of the many great thoughts on failure, I love how jarring this one is. For me, being content with failure means wallowing in victim mode, rather than doing the hard work of self-inquiry. Our failures present such a rich opportunity to learn and grow – perhaps more rapidly than our successes. Alain de Botton puts it more gently: “We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure to grow anything beautiful from them.” This week, what can you grow from your difficulties?

More: When’s the last time you read the Gettysburg Address? Out loud? Find the history and full text here.
For a chuckle, check out the Power Point version.

Read the Weekly Green from Week 17 here.

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