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Is Losing a part of Growth?⁉️

This morning, my two lovely children Precious and Peter were having their breakfast when suddenly Precious screamed with excitement, with her mouth wide open and her palm displaying her Molar (big tooth).
In her voice ‘mummy mummy my big tooth just fell off’

In my mind I was like why is she excited? I was more particular about the blood coming from the site( not much though), the pain she might be having and I was concerned she might not be able to eat well.

To my surprise Precious was more excited as she said to me “ Mummy, that’s means I’m growing “
Hmmm! There and then it occurred to me that she’s so right.

You see, the path to greatness is not a paved road. It is filled with potholes of lament, moments of utter frustration, and relentless attacks of doubt.

But one aspect of this journey that can land a huge blow is losing- to become a loser, to lose, to not win, to be last.

Have I lost before? Yes
Have you lost before? You tell me. How do you feel?

Though Precious lost a strong and important member of the tooth family (molar), useful in the mastication process, she was more focused on the fact that a new molar will spring up as she grows.
Yes when we lose something or someone we consider very important like the “Molar”, we feel like we are over or life is over,

The thing is, ultimately, losing paves the way to your learning and learning is an invaluable tool for growth.

In my personal journey in life so far, there are moments when I am stopped in my tracks, simply because I choose too. There have been marks left in this path.

So what is losing❓

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Always remember that even in your career advancement, there will be periods of losing.

Losing yourself, friends, families, name it….

This is one aspect of life we are not ready to learn.✅

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