You gave it everything you had to give, poured your heart and soul into the project, marriage, job, whatever and it still failed...

Now What?

First off, not sure if this will make you feel better or worse, but I've been there!

Believe me, I know firsthand the pain and agony of defeat and the embarrassment, as well.

All I can say is, "this too shall pass." Sure, I know, it will pass like a bad case of gas from the spiciest of Mexican foods but it will pass!

I learned many years ago, that it's not so much the failure that hurts the most, although, believe me, it does hurt. It's really the fall out, from the failure that brings us the most pain.

If you, for instance, had a seemingly good marriage go south, then you more than likely, have to deal with the family dynamics of the divorce. Children and pets to be divied up, along w...