18.35 Three ways to see failure positively
Everyone faces failure in life. However, on failing, some people become shattered and give up. Others bounce back and rise. What differentiates them? It's primarily [...]
Fostering a healthy relationship between our higher and lower selves
Suppose a parent and child were walking together, and the child slipped and fell. Naturally, the parent would help the child up and encourage [...]
How to avoid becoming discouraged due to our mistakes?
Just because we have slipped and fallen doesn’t mean we have to keep slipping and keep falling. And it certainly doesn’t mean that we have [...]
Don’t just be remorseful — be resourceful too
We all stumble and fall at times. And sometimes our mistakes have serious, even grievous, consequences. On committing such mistakes, it's natural and necessary that [...]
Regret for wrongdoing reforms regret for only the consequence of wrongdoing deforms
Regret for wrongdoing reforms regret for only the consequence of wrongdoing deforms Suppose a teenager drives beyond the speed limit just for the thrill of [...]
To get the consequences of our wrongdoings may feel like misfortune, but it can save us from misfortune
To get the consequences of our wrongdoings may feel like misfortune but it can save us from misfortune Suppose someone gambles for the first time. [...]
See failure as a practical problem, not as an existential problem
See failure as a practical problem not as an existential problem During life, we all fail sometime or the other. How we respond to a [...]
Our mistakes are not Krishna’s plan but Krishna’s plan accommodates our mistakes
Our mistakes are not Krishna's plan but Krishna's plan accommodates our mistakes Some people say, “Everything is God’s plan.” Is it really? Are our mistakes [...]