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Mirror 35 · Work

Failure

Failure is not the opposite of success. It is the raw material of it — the broken thread that, when examined, teaches the weaver more than all the perfect rows combined.

The textile mills of Lancashire once clothed the world. In the nineteenth century, Manchester was known as Cottonopolis, its mills running day and night, producing cloth that was shipped to every corner of the British Empire. The machines were vast, loud, and relentless — iron frames filled with hun...

Reflection question

What would change in your life if you truly believed this?

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