Embrace The Mistakes

Embrace the mistakes. There are none. Regardless of which path you take, or choice you make, you will be met with subsequent paths and subsequent choices. This effectively means, each change in course and/or decision has the capacity to not only get you one step closer to your actual destination, but also, quite possibly steer you further from your initially desired destination. At every juncture, we reset, reevaluate, and recalibrate. Thoughts here might sound like doubt at first glance. Often, thoughts of doubt do tend to show up here as well, but if you maintain a level of detachment, which should come naturally upon the realization that you can’t control everything, you will more than likely perceive these thoughts, not as doubtful but as dutiful. Their job is to aid in the process of mapping out the best course to take in order to reach your desired destination. Sometimes, they help you see that the destination you wish to reach is not worthy of pursuit. Other times they will reinforce that, your wants are in alignment with your needs. They are the barometer by which we gauge progress and they are the signal which tells us when to adjust or pivot in some way or another. In many ways, our only mistake is not to heed these signs. The only hinderance is the lack of realization that blinds one to the presence of a hinderance. The only mistake is not knowing that you have made one. Because that is the only mistake you cannot fix. Keep trying. Because who is to say a perceived mistake will be perceived as a mistake when perception changes with time or added perspective? There are many twists and turns that could come about when you’re in the flow, but all that could come from freezing out of fear or anxiety is cracking under pressure or melting from the moment. This is your era and that is no error. Own it.