Learning From Past Mistakes

I'm not certain what prompts these episodes, but every now and then I find myself to be in a reflective mood.

It can go one of two ways.

Either I can morbidly re-live past failings and set backs, or I can choose to learn to do better.

Choosing the latter is better.

The challenge is this then: Acting like a grown up.

Hahaha.

Not easy for the immortal 17 year old that I am.

Seriously though, choosing the latter means I take responsibility for all that I experience and create. That is when something interesting happens.

I am no longer a victim to the past. I can be proactive.

Wow. What a concept.

By dropping the word blame from my vocabulary, by owning my role in things, and by taking the responsibility, I can evolve. I don't have to be stuck.

And, it is in those moments that opportunity presents itself where I can improve, if I choose to.

By stretching myself ,trying out new things, and leaving my comfort zone, I become better.

That tends to happen only if I am not weighed down with the past.

Live and learn.