Falling Down The Rabbit Hole

 

"Mistakes are proof that you are trying."

Jackrabbit Dance

In my list of words to be deleted from the English Language,  failure ranks as one of the top five.  In its place, words are used such as:  breakdown, collapse, decline, deteriorate, or deficiency.  These substituted words reflect omission, misfiring, or neglect which are all amendable. 

Some of us, more than others, have fallen down the rabbit hole secluded in darkness. It is only when we think to look up that we begin to discern light beckoning us to move through what holds us stagnant. Shards of light reveal new insight and perspectives to mend our pathway, enabling us to travel again.  

There is nothing negative about falling into darkness.  When the emphasis is placed on what can be learned, it is a stage of advancement.  Yes, being in the darkness may stain us in one way or another, but marks will remind us of the character we have built through repeated stumbles. We will never be able to avoid varies of defeat, but as long as we recreate our game plan, we will continue to prosper.