Trying with Emma Barnett

Trying with Emma Barnett

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Trying with Emma Barnett
Trying with Emma Barnett
Trying...to try. Again and again.

Trying...to try. Again and again.

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Emma Barnett
Jul 23, 2022
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Keeping on, keeping on. Photo by Dim 7 on Unsplash

In our society we revere the win. Not the trying. We only respect “the journey” of an athlete once they have become champions. Or the singer wins the talent contest.

Recently there has been a move, largely influenced by America, to try to respect failing - or at least acknowledge it happens. 

When I set ou…

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