Brian Roberts contributes The Failure Miracle to Inspired Miracles. His biography describes learning difficulties at school, service in the New Zealand Army and experiences that challenged his confidence and sense of safety.
The chapter begins with memories of being unable to repeat information he had just been taught. Brian uses that experience to explore the difference between a difficulty with a particular way of learning and a judgment about a person's whole ability.
His account moves through fear, family responsibilities and difficult events at work. He describes the resources and perspectives that helped him continue, including the effort to understand a mistake and speak to himself more kindly.
Brian's contribution is an individual story of persistence. Fatherhood and the wish to remain present for other people are important parts of the background he shares. He writes for readers who have allowed an old label or a disappointing experience to become a fixed definition of who they are.
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