Something inspirational:

“That’s what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we’ve changed because of it, and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way is winning.”

RICHARD BACH, The bridge across forever

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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8 comments on “Lessons on losing”

    1. I agree; this quote is great. It teaches us that we must perceive and understand the concept of losing.

      When we've mastered the concept, our attitudes will change for good whether we win or lose.

    1. Thanks LeAnna. I love it too and agree with you. You're absolutely right our perceptions when approaching any situation is crucial.

  1. I've had plenty of lessons of learning how to lose and I can't say it's something that I have really been good at.

    I know it has a lot more to do with how we deal with losing that is the most important part.

    I'm just hoping and praying that I am better able to handle my losses in the future!

    1. I think you're right Randy, it is all about how we deal with losing and not losing itself.

      I am sure though, the more experiences we have at losing, the better equipped we will be at handling losing, whatever we lose at.

  2. Brilliant quote. While i agree we can learn more from losing than winning, it is often a difficult lesson unfortunately.

    1. I agree losing is a difficult lesson to overcome, but I believe with the right attitude and mindset can be overcome.

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