Mary J Blige has built
her career up from nothing,
overcoming substance abuse,
to be one of the top R&B singers.
This was not a “fluke.”
At a recent concert,
she repeated one mantra over and over
“I choose not to lose.”
Notice that she didn’t say fail.
Everyone fails.
Losing, however, is a choice.
Only you can define what a loss is
and for Mary J Blige,
that definition is narrow.