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Shrugging Off

Some people can shrug off their failures Or laugh at their feeble attempts, While others, like me, Find frustration to be What an aptitude never exempts. For when trying to learn a new skill set, If I find myself really inept, I get into a funk With my confidence shrunk And there’ve even been times I have wept. Oh, I envy those shrugging-off people Who poke fun at their silly mistakes, Though it’s our DNA Which has made us this way, So I guess we should cut us some breaks.

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Date: 5/8/2025 7:21:00 PM
See Maurice below. He took the words right out of my pen. Really. 100%.
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Date: 5/8/2025 4:28:00 AM
Failures are just another chance at success – from one who knows. / Maurice
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/8/2025 7:21:00 PM
Precisely!
Date: 5/6/2025 12:54:00 PM
I know that feeling well Ilene, I usually walk away then attack it again. Never give up lol. Tom
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