You Have Permission To Fail 

 October 28, 2019

By  Becky Cooper

For those who need to hear it today…

You have permission to fail…

You are so brave. You are so intelligent. You are so loved. I know this to be true because you are willing to learn.

I know you are willing to learn, because you have failed – failure is proof that you are trying.

Every time you fail and pick yourself back up, you’ve laid down a stepping stone that carries you closer to success.

So long as you don’t embrace failure as your identity, it will serve you for good. Failure will be your teacher…

I have fallen sick, again: “In what ways can I give myself space to heal?”

I am depressed, again: “Today, what are three ways I can show myself more love?”

I need to lose weight, again: “Today I will choose to eat food that makes my body feel strong.”

Our body and mind are much stronger and more intelligent than we give ourselves credit. By our human nature, we’re problem solvers. If we allow ourselves time, patience, and love, we will succeed every time. We were created to succeed. We may not come to a permanent solution the second, third or fourth try, or ever, but we will always improve – every time. We will always learn something new. We will always grow stronger.

“I have failed” = “I am still learning

Failure = Life in progress...

If you have braved the world, if you have said out loud that all is well, and then life becomes unwell again – God has something more to teach you. Your “failure” is a lesson ready to learn. You have been given an opportunity to become stronger, wiser; a new version of yourself.

So, embrace the “failure”. Invite in, the lesson to be learned. The lesson that will make you stronger. Open your eyes and see the opportunity, open your ears and hear wisdom, feel the change happening inside you. You are exactly who you are meant to be. You are loved.

About the author

Becky Cooper, Certified Brain Health Coach.

Often times we find ourselves in need of support in accomplishing life, health, and mindful goals. It takes a great amount of courage to recognize that you can’t do everything alone— we sometimes need someone to help us be accountable to what we truly desire to accomplish in life.  It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child; I feel it takes a tribe to help raise each other [up]. This is at the heart of what I do. 💚  I have found life to be easier when I accept that I am a 'work in progress', and that's enough. While I continue to learn and progress, taking life one step at a time, I can invite others along my journey and help them too; teaching them what I have learned, and encourage them. In December of 2020 I completed the Brain Health training course directed by Dr. Daniel Amen, graduating with the official certification as an Amen Clinics Certified Brain Health Coach. This not only has helped me learn valuable solutions to help myself heal, but also help others who feel the same way as I do; others who are also in search of healing.Read More...

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