https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:57:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg https://anitamathias.com 32 32 https://anitamathias.com/2017/01/11/on-failing-better/ https://anitamathias.com/2017/01/11/on-failing-better/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:58:18 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=66648 Christ Church, Oxford University Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.   Samuel Beckett So it’s a New Year…2017. I love this hopeful period of looking back on the past year, and considering how to revise my life in the new year. I love its promise, a sheet of new fallen […]

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