You can close a project without pretending it fulfilled every hope that began it.

Closing something invites a tidy story, and the tidiest ones say either that it all worked out or that the whole thing was a waste. Most finished projects sit between those, having delivered some of what you wanted and quietly dropped the rest along the way. Admitting the gap is not failure; it is an accurate closing balance.

If something of yours is finishing, write down what it did achieve and what it did not, honestly and without a verdict on yourself. Say the true version out loud once to someone. Then let it be closed.