Every one of us knows what it’s like to invest in something with determination, passion and conviction for a long time, sometimes half a lifetime, whether it be with money, sweat, time, love… to find yourself suddenly at the end of the road with a NO. A failure.
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Some of us have repeated failure experiences. It can be hard to let go, to walk away. To not fall into the victim role. <\/p>\n
It can be easier when you realise that energy doesn’t just disappear. Whatever you put in will come out the other end somehow. <\/p>\n
Every choice you made along the way has had an effect. Hopefully with some good karma put in. Hopefully the investment wasn’t completely selfish. Every time I have made a completely selfish investment it has always flung back and hit me smack on the head.<\/p>\n
Sometimes a YES, when we force it, can have devastating consequences on our lives. There is an arab curse i know only too well, “May you get everything you wish for.” I know what it means to get everything I want. It has rarely been a good thing. <\/p>\n
Often a NO leads to far better things. Be patient, see how things pan out in the long run before hastily declaring a failure.<\/p>\n
So the question is, are we going to walk away this time as the victim or the hero? And what are you taking with you from the experience this time around?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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