When I did something cool,

I thought of boasting.

When I did something wrong,

I thought of hiding.

But what’s cool, what’s wrong

Are insignificant.

Focus on the grand scheme of things.

You are in the long game of writing.

Keep going, keep creating,

Let time do the talking.

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Realize today’s triumph is

A single step on a longer path,

Resist the urge to boast.

Know today’s mistake is

A mere pebble in the road,

Curb the impulse to hide.

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Put the focus

On your journey instead.

From day to day,

Every win, every loss,

Are bricks that you lay,

Which made your path

Clearer, stronger, more defined.

Focus not on rights or wrongs.

But on something bigger.