Don’t dwell on the negative

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?

It hurts at the beginning when I fail. I get upset. I get angry with myself and with others connected to the problem. Suspicion runs high. I feel the need to talk it out to maybe even justify my actions.

Then I take a step back and realise this can work for me if I see it in a new light.

It is a setback, but it can in the future be a setup for my good if I learn from it.

It does not define me. I am not a failure, but I am human, and things happen.

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Author: Jemmie Jems

Under the name Francis Lee, I write interracial Christian romantic suspense. My stories are about finding enduring love when hope and redemption seem unattainable as danger lurks around every corner. My characters learn that where there is darkness, "joy will always come in the morning".

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