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Distraction. It can come in so many forms...

Your kids vying for your attention while you're trying to meal prep.

Social media as you try to dig into a good book.

An interesting tv show as you're getting ready to head to the gym.

Your partner making sexy eyes at you even though you promised yourself this was going to be study time.

Your boss asking for you to do "that one thing" while you're trying to finish the last "one thing" he asked for.

In an age where your smart phone leaves you...

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Failure. Failure. Failure. I'm rolling the word around in my mouth, seeing what it tastes like.

Failure. There's such a finality to it. Failure. Such a pain to it. Failure. Shame comes to mind. Failure. Ah, there's the fear creeping in. 

Failure has become the new "F" word, and in the age of perfectly polished social media channels where beautiful girls show off their beautiful lives without a hiccup or misstep insight, it can feel inevitable. And paralyzing. 

After all...