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If you have never failed, then you probably have not been "fighting" in the right "weight" class with the best competition. If you have never been hurt, then you have probably never gone after something that you loved. If you have never been frightened, then you have probably never put yourself on the line or cared about something enough to - - win or lose - - simply give it everything you've got. You know, give it your all. If you have never fallen, , then you have not grown or learned how to get up. If you have never lost, then you probably have not taken enough chances.

So if learning and living involves so much "failing" and faltering, how do you know if you've ever done anything right? You would know when you fall - - you fall, but your heart, it dances.

So keep falling and keep on dancing. Do you think your heart has danced enough?

* taken from a book I received today from a newfound friend. Ü

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