Wrong a million times

“It's not given to people to judge what's right or wrong. People have eternally been mistaken and will be mistaken, and in nothing more than in what they consider right and wrong." - Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace.

I've lost count of how many times I've been wrong; not because I can't count, I have ten toes and ten fingers so at least twenty is within my ability! More that I've been wrong on so many occasions it's simply impossible to determine an exact figure. A million? Yeah it could well be that much indeed!

My parents began instilling the fail often ethos into me as a young child; they didn't sit me down and tell me about it though, they simply allowed me to explore myself, abilities and life itself without limitations. I received the, don't touch that it's hot, line of course but I wasn't told to colour inside the lines, to draw or make things that made sense or made to feel that failing was a bad thing. Fail often was instilled in me and from a young age I developed that aspect of my personality.

My dad used to say that failure brought me closer to being the right person to achieve and accept success and he was right. I've failed often, achieved great success often and, most importantly, never been one to shy away from something due to it being a potential failure, challenging or confronting. The fail often ethos has also helped me look differently at things: It's helped me to strategize and plan, set goals, check-measures and counter-measures plus brought the ability to pivot quickly, to accept new realities and be flexible to change. In short, failing often has helped me succeed more.

Today's random track

This is the track that started playing this morning when I woke and hit random play on my liked songs playlist; as the music broke the silence I thought about right and wrong and was thankful I've found both over the years. _{original im src}

The song was written by Kane Brown [and others] and recorded with the bucket-headed DJ Marshmello. It was written in reference to Brown's ofttimes wayward past being tempered through the love of his wife, Katelyn Jae, whom he married in 2018. I really enjoy the song from a musical aspect and the message also as I can relate to the words. Life is full of wrong turns, failures and disappointments, but then along comes Supergirl and...One thing right. I get it. I get it and am thankful.

The video is really cool and stars Kane Brown himself, along with Marshmello and Nova Chez as the love interest of the bucket-headed one; who can resist a movie-style video clip? And that Chevelle SS? Mmm legit! The video reminds me of the good old days running fast, pedal to the floor in a muscle car, engine revving hard and a bunch of cop cars in hot pursuit; that feeling of ultimate success when one loses them. Good times. Good times. 😉

I don't think anyone really loves being wrong, failing. It's something we have to accept though and if one sees the benefits, that it helps us move a little closer to the success we're seeking, then failure and being wrong takes on a whole other meaning. We're all fallible, somewhat broken and certainly imperfect human beings and that's exactly how it's meant to be. I'm ok with it mostly; as long as I'm chasing my best version I'm ok.

Have a great Sunday folks, go be wrong at something, or right. Just get after it with passion and design and create your life the way you wish it to look.