inthedougout

 This is a bit of a detour from our usual programming, but a worthwhile journey - I promise. Much of the reason I write about failure is that it's a condition of loneliness.  Failure feels - and is - very, very personal.   Because of how personal it is, failure feels unique to you and only you.  Because of that, failure is really just an expression of loneliness.  One of the reasons it feels so painful is because we feel alone, and potentially lost, in our feelings.  That's not a great place to be. Because of that experience, I have decided to write this book.  I am aware that one day, I won't be on this earth.  The thought depresses the hell out of me, but I've tried to not dwell.  We are human and this is, after all, the human existence (lifecycles of birth, living, and death).   That said, while I am on this damn earth, I will make the most of it.  One of the ways I have decided to make the most of it is by writing this...