The Shadow Of Failure

Quitting is easy.
Giving up is easier than working to find another way - a better way.
It takes courage to stand up to failure.
It takes courage because nothing is there to show you a better future.
You have to have a vision.
Or create a new one.
You have to be willing to pull it from the shadows -
Out of the darkness and into a place where it can be made whole.
You yourself have to give it form and breathe life into it.
You are literally working your will over circumstances to create opportunity and success.
This is terrifying, because success or destruction is within your hands.
Consistency is key.
It takes time, though.
Continual action - the right action - over time will lead to success.
It takes fortitude, as well -
Guts and staying power.
It's scary to look down that road.
Especially when you’re standing in the shadow of failure.
One slip, one misstep is all it takes,
And it all falls out from under you.
It takes attitude;
To hold fast,
Adapt,
Find a way,
Or create one where there was none.
Better to opt out - quit.
Get ahead of the game and stay safe.
The problem is,
When you give up, you sell out on yourself.
You fault on all you’ve invested.
When you give up, you fault on everyone who's invested in you.
You fault on everyone and anyone who looks to you as an example.
You lose your credibility.
To yourself.
To everyone around.
You leave your life.
You give it back over to consumption and dependency.
Fearing too much the burning heat of action, risk, and reward.
Stepping back to hide within the cool shadow of failure.
Nothing will ever soothe the feeling inside;
The gnawing agony of giving up.
No amount of security, safety, or comfort
Will make up for what you lost.
It is like a small bandage on a large, hemorrhaging wound.
The bleeding never stops.

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