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I know now that being afraid of things going wrong is not the way to make them go right
Thought Catalog • From Failure to Fresh Start
In 2012, I read an article by the writer Ryan O’Connell for the first time
Thought Catalog • From Failure to Fresh Start
Every little part of my life meant something, I just didn’t know it at the time
Thought Catalog • From Failure to Fresh Start
Or, I tried to avoid pain
Thought Catalog • From Failure to Fresh Start
that I didn’t have the capability to recognize what was preventing me from feeling happy in the first place
Thought Catalog • From Failure to Fresh Start
My every move revolved around “purpose.” I thought that if I could figure out what I was here to do, everything would feel better
Thought Catalog • From Failure to Fresh Start
What’s interesting about tracing the story back is that along the way, the elusive “signs” of the purpose I spent my life looking for were right in front of me
Thought Catalog • From Failure to Fresh Start
Like many — dare I say, most — people in their early 20s, I find it hard to shake the feeling that my life is a pinball machine of relationships and opportunities that I’m hurtling through headfirst, knocking over bystanders and crashing into obstacles, unable to stop for long enough to figure out what I’m doing wrong. It is tempting, in this world... See more