WHERE’S THE UNDO BUTTON?
Stavonna Bello
Dealing with failure is hard. Whether this be failure in relationships, schoolwork, career, faith/spirituality, in the pursuit of personal interests... the list goes on. Too often I find myself lamenting my choices and wishing desperately for the opportunity to turn back time to prevent myself from making decisions that have ultimately caused myself or others pain.
A big reason I’ve found failure to be so challenging, is because I usually don’t know what’s on the other side of it. Too often I find myself panicking about what comes next because failure wasn’t something I accounted for; I think less of myself because I couldn’t “get it right” the first time. Did I ruin a friendship? Did I create permanent strain in my familial relationships? Will I ever work a meaningful job? Do people think less of me? Am I taking my life for granted? While I’m pondering these things and beating myself up over the culmination of decisions and random happenings that result in shortco