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What If Failure Is the Way? We spend so much of our lives trying to avoid failure. We fear rejection. We fear mistakes. We fear closed doors. We see failure as proof that we are not good enough, not talented enough, not ready enough. But what if failure is not the obstacle? What if it is the path? How many jobs did we not get, only to discover a better opportunity months later? How many relationships ended because they were not meant to last? How many paintings did we ruin before creating one we loved? At the moment, failure feels personal. It feels unfair. It feels like a judgment. But time has a strange way of changing the story. The rejection that broke our confidence becomes the reason we found a better place. The mistake that embarrassed us becomes the lesson we needed. The closed door redirects us toward one we never noticed. Perhaps failure is not a wall. Perhaps it is a signpost. Not every road leads where we want to go. Some roads lead where we need to go. When I look back