tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378121614850709360.post7655501909352180500..comments2023-08-26T09:37:19.120-07:00Comments on Glynnis Whitwer: Helping Your Child Overcome FailureGlynnis Whitwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124651192354710304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378121614850709360.post-81100412275849861652010-05-12T15:09:57.369-07:002010-05-12T15:09:57.369-07:00It's ironic. I grew up very successful. I was ...It's ironic. I grew up very successful. I was popular, never the prettiest, but well liked. I had a wonderful family and lots of good friends. I was class favorite for all 12 years of school. I don't say all that by any means to toot the popular horn, but only to prove a point. Despite all my PAST success, I have been paralyzed by insecurity as a young adult. I am a mom now. I guess I thought that when you became an adult you got to abandon those petty things. But, what I have learned is there are grown women of all backgrounds, shapes, and beliefs walking around with the same cloud of insecurity hanging over their head. And ironically, me included, we are sometimes worse off than we were as teens because we have not dealt with our disappointments properly. So, here is what I have learned.<br />1. EVERYONE has disappointments in life. When I fall into "poor me" mode I remind myself that I am not alone in my desire to have confidence and self-respect.<br />2. God can take our biggest failures and turn them into our biggest kingdom work. Ministries are usually born out of people's failures not their achievements. Failure allows us to show empathy and walk in another's shoes.<br />3. Failure always brings me to the feet of Jesus; for friendship, for comfort, for direction, for help. If I never experienced failure, then I would not know Jesus nearly as well.<br /><br />To keep myself from being paralyzed by insecurity I TRY to do the following:<br />1. Not wallow in self-pity.<br />2. Share with close friends about my struggle, but try not to let my "talking" become gossip if it involves someone else.<br />3. Ask God to heal the hurt and help me move on.<br /><br />And I am a certainly a work in progress. I would love to think that you can lick insecurity with one swipe, but I feel like it is a part of life. But, gradually I will get better and with each struggle the impact will be less and less devastating.Jessica Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204341085303471808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378121614850709360.post-82842531757812106962010-05-06T20:11:57.640-07:002010-05-06T20:11:57.640-07:00Glynnis,
What a great post!
It is ironic how wi...Glynnis, <br />What a great post! <br /><br />It is ironic how with pain, we gain. One of the best ways I overcome failure is when I get the focus off of myself and instead focus on God. Also, recently I have had an experience that if given the liberty to change your blog post title, mine would read "How my child helped me overcome failure." (I talked about this in my recent blog.)<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing some great wisdom!<br /><br />KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396309591269376813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378121614850709360.post-54425504750999294292010-05-06T13:10:06.718-07:002010-05-06T13:10:06.718-07:00What a great post today, Glynnis. You shared some ...What a great post today, Glynnis. You shared some powerful truths that I totally identify with...not so much with exercise but in another area of my life. Thank you for encouraging me today and pointing me to Truth!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />WendyWendy Blighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955111335145551549noreply@blogger.com