It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

Theodore Roosevelt

Think about something that you really wanted to have or something that you really wanted to achieve, you did your best but failed nonetheless. That must have felt awful and it might have even felt like you’ve hit rock bottom. Now think about the different time when you also really wanted something but never bothered to pursue that wish or you just plain out convinced yourself that you are not worthy.

Today’s quote obviously gives a clue to where I’m going with this but I’ll ask the question regardless:

What feels worse, the feeling of failure or the feeling of regret of not trying?

Well for me I know it is the latter. No matter how “rock bottomly” failure might feel, at least it gives me one very important thing and that is CLOSURE. It gives me the ability to move on and close that chapter so that I can focus on the new one. It eliminates all of the “What if?” questions.

Conclusion

I know none of these quotes can magically change the way you think, you are the only one capable of changing yourself. I do, however, hope that they might spark you into thinking about changing something (if there is a need to).

Try to go after something that you always wanted, you can always start with something small. You will regret it if you don’t start with anything, and that, my dear reader, will hurt… A LOT.

Have a lovely Tuesday and come back tomorrow 🙂