Opinion
On Failure
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After surgery forced her to stop, rest, and reconsider what failure means, Clio Ajana reflects on listening to the body, accepting change, and finding grace when life refuses to follow our carefully made plans.
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After surgery forced her to stop, rest, and reconsider what failure means, Clio Ajana reflects on listening to the body, accepting change, and finding grace when life refuses to follow our carefully made plans.
Hace años que sabía que Cucho no viviría lo suficiente para mí. Un año más o diez más no habrían sido suficientes. Sin embargo, su pérdida me ha demostrado, una vez más, que la muerte es solo una parte más de la vida.
I knew for years that Cucho would not live long enough for me. One more year or 10 more wouldn’t have been enough time for me. However, his loss has shown me, once again, that death is just another part of life.
Hospitals are always places where life and death cross paths and even sometimes walk together. This is one reason hospitals send chills crawling up our spines and through our nervous systems like a fast-growing poison ivy vine.
“It’s hard to feel hopeful in the face of so much violence and gaslighting,” writes Storm Faerywolf. “That is why it is important to periodically disconnect from the noise and reconnect with our inner natures. To “touch grass,” as the often-snarky internet memes suggest. Toward this end, let us apply our magic.”