Failure

Posted on June 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Failure is the fertilizer that feeds success.
soil-hands

It stinks and is unpleasant to handle,

but without it, success is unattainable.Seedling

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Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer
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30 Responses to Failure

  2. Johnbritto Kurusumuthu says:
    June 12, 2024 at 11:32 am

    Beautifully put! It’s a reminder that we shouldn’t fear failure but rather see it as an opportunity to grow and improve.👍👌

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  3. Willie Torres Jr. says:
    June 12, 2024 at 11:40 am

    Amen – Absolutely !!

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  4. K.L. Hale says:
    June 12, 2024 at 12:09 pm

    Amen, Mitch! I love fertilizer!!

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  5. Carl D'Agostino says:
    June 12, 2024 at 12:33 pm

    Sometimes disappointment last forever, accept that effort may not materialize, sometimes tell myself it was not meant to be, some times value all I learned by effort, sometimes try again, sometimes just move on

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  6. Nancy Homlitas says:
    June 12, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    So true-pile it on! Thanks for the encouragement to persist, Mitch.

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  7. seekingdivineperspective says:
    June 12, 2024 at 1:39 pm

    Many years ago I wrote a poem entitled “BS Stinks, but It’s Good Fertilizer.” Only my thoughts weren’t as wise or profound as yours. The “fertilizer” I was referring to was flattery from certain friends. It gave my insecure self the confidence to go on and do things that would later earn me genuine praise. Now that I’m old (ancient), I’d like to believe I can recognize flattery for what it is, and I get my self worth from God. But I still enjoy getting a compliment now and then – as long as they don’t lay it on too thick! (It IS possible to smother a plant with TOO much fertilizer! 😏💩)

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    • mitchteemley says:
      June 12, 2024 at 5:54 pm

      I agree, Annie. Flattery is, well, flat. But I do think sincere compliments can be helpful in discerning whether we’re on the right track. The trick is telling one from the other!

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  8. boromax says:
    June 12, 2024 at 1:45 pm

    Truth.

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  9. Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud says:
    June 12, 2024 at 3:31 pm

    I have radically accepted that I am a complete failure at anything meaningful. The last success I had was birthing my amazing Angel Boy 43 years ago. Everything after that has been a total non-success. It’s really quite depressing.

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  10. LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙 says:
    June 12, 2024 at 4:24 pm

    So true, Mitch! 🌟

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  11. JMN says:
    June 12, 2024 at 4:43 pm

    Good analogy. Fail forward, bounce back! 🙂

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  12. Andrew Reynolds says:
    June 12, 2024 at 7:03 pm

    I have a lot of fertilizer …

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  13. Rhonda says:
    June 12, 2024 at 9:26 pm

    Deep and simple, all at once.

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  14. I.V. Greco says:
    June 12, 2024 at 9:39 pm

    Very true.

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  15. Tim Harlow says:
    June 12, 2024 at 10:03 pm

    Awesome analogy!

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  16. Afrodite Chris says:
    June 13, 2024 at 6:23 am

    Totally agree dear, always on the point! 😊

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  18. Lalita says:
    June 15, 2024 at 12:20 am

    Wonderful picture
    Profound 👍👍👍

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  20. Ordinary Person says:
    June 17, 2024 at 10:35 am

    Very true. You fail more than you succeed but that’s how you learn.

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  21. Bruce@WOTC says:
    June 18, 2024 at 12:44 pm

    I love the concept of fertilizer leading to success. Great way to think about what it takes to get where you want to be.

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