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"I’ve been through this before, and I can deal with it again." Can never be reminded of that too much. A great repost and reminder.

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Thanks! I need to remind myself of it every day and I'm the one who said it. 😂

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Apr 11Liked by Chris Anselmo

Oops, and sorry for that extra letter in your name! Trying to type to fast as usual.

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No worries!

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Apr 10Liked by Chris Anselmo

Very good, Christ. Thanks for re-posting it. I especially like that you define failure as, "merely something not working out the way we had hoped." That makes failure feel "normal", as so much in life doesn't work out like we hope.

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Thanks Cherie!

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Such great words, Chris - you’re making me think about things in a direction that hadn’t occurred to me to even look towards, let alone explore! Thank you.

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Thanks Rebecca!

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Thank you for sharing your story and insights. I love the key idea that failure does not mean you have failed. I think that when we become indifferent to both failures and successes, we can do our best and feel fulfilled. But we are not wired for that. It takes a very deliberate effort to cultivate this indifference.

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Thanks Naveen! Yes, I agree, it is much easier said than done!

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