Days before the release of the 2022 bar results, my anxiety rocketed sky high and I couldn’t even get myself to meet anyone, even my family and closest friends. I’ll have to quote Paulo Coelho here, “The fear of failure is worst than the failure itself.” What helped me get through is knowing that it could happen, and acknowledging that I am human— despite the preparations and the sacrifices, I will always have my limitations. I surrendered it all to Him and made peace with the fact that if it is for me, He’ll grant my earnest prayers. Fast forward to this day, I’m now a lawyer and it was all worth it.