Meaningful Life Plus Lessons From Failure - LOH Contest #200

Hello beautiful people! Welcome back to my space! Can you believe what just happened?

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The Ladies Of Hive Community just got to the 200th Weekly contest! Can you imagine the kind of dedication and effort it takes to do something and be consistent about it? That is why I am starting my post by giving @ladiesofhive Community some well-deserved accolades. Congratulations to @thekittygirl and everyone one of us in this community.

For this week, @priyanarc has presented us with these thoughtful questions which I quote below:

1️⃣ How do you define a meaningful life, and do you feel you are living one?
𝐀𝐍𝐃 / 𝐎𝐑 ~
2️⃣ How do you handle failure, and what do you learn from it?

My Personal Definition And Experience Of A Meaningful Life

I would say that a meaningful life is a life which is lived with the intention of making every moment count, and also making every day count.

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In my own understanding and opinion, a meaningful life does not necessarily mean that everything is perfect, yet there is a reason, a driving force, a why, that makes someone keep striving and trying to be better and do better, not only for their own good.

My honest answer to the question of whether I am living a meaningful life is a big "Yes!" Yet, I will also honestly tell you that once upon a time, that wasn't the case for me.

In this life, I have gone through so many things that made me question whether my life had any meaning at all. I have faced hardships and fierce battles that came at me back to back. I have faced betrayals, rejections and almost went into depression.

But at a point, just a few years ago, I learnt to start living my life moment by moment, taking one step at a time, facing one day at a time. This has brought amazing changes and honestly made me more productive in both my business and relationships.

I am still a work in progress, but definitely leaving a more meaningful life than before.

Lessons From Failure

One of the things I feared greatly was failure. I grew up in a family where you are not allowed to fail.

As a young child in school, failing any subject in school meant punishment at home plus endless scolding. So I worked hard to come out with the best grades, but no one knew I had this secret fear of failure. I was always the first and best in my class, until I experienced my first failure in the university. You can imagine how devastated I was. How was I going to face my family?

Many years later, I have made business decisions that ended in failure, etc etc.

These failures I experienced (I only mentioned a few by the way, lol) were somehow traumatic for me. But I learnt a lot from those experiences.

One major lesson I learnt is that whatever we fear ends up happening, so I decided to begin working on building/restoring my confidence.

I also learnt that failing an exam doesn't make me a failure, but that failure is a state of mind. This is why I take positive affirmations seriously.

I have also learnt not to be hard on other people when they perform below my expectations. Instead I look for their strong points and commend them. In fact, I do this more for my children.

I have learnt also to not take on too many tasks or project at the same time, but rather give my best to the little I can handle at a time for more productivity.

Thank you so much for reading my post. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section, and I will get back to you.

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