MISTAKES TO MAKE

A friend and I have different points of view on failure (échec en Français), but in discussing our perspectives on a recent trail run, I had a lot to think about. Most of what I took away is that it is clear that I am motivated by past failures, and that my language doesn't reflect as much of my successes (reussites en Français) as is maybe fair.

Here are the summaries of our points of view:

ME: "Hi! I've been thinking about my vocabulary and I realize that I value humility so much that talking about failure is how I explain my successes, but I literally never say the word success. Thanks for sensitizing me to how I sound. If I don't say success, than I shouldn't talk so much about failure! But also know that is my story starts with how I am failing, it's just the beginning of the story! I might actually be admitting a success, lol! 😃"

FRIEND: "I was also thinking about how I don't use the word failure, neither success 🤔But I never associate either [sic:both] with or without humility? 🐣

I thought that those thoughts (failure or success) were an observation of our self for what we are in our own route but with no comparaison with others...and that when you compare yourself with others, [this] is when the ego take place and then the humility would take place (or not)
The other day you taught [sic:made me learned] a new perspective on the terms and appreciate it more in what they could potentially mean depending in which context and who's using it!"

So, to soften the word, and play to the fairest middle, I will talk less about failure, but keep striving to learn from my mistakes, and celebrating my successes!