defined by mistake

recently someone posted this quote as their status on facebook: “you can't let your mistakes define you” and i’ve really been thinking about it these past few days. i mean, my mistakes do define me. they actually should. because if i learn a lesson from messing up, i get better. i learn more. and i mess up less. i am probably more defined and refined by the things i did wrong than the things i did right. in fact, my mistakes are more often the precursor to my achievements than the other way around.

when i say hurtful things and need to apologise for breaking someone down, i define how to build them up.
when i make the wrong choice about someone romantically, i define who i should be falling in love with in the future.
when i make a bad business decision at work, i define how to build better strategies.
when i do something out of pride and see the destructive consequence, i define how to live by humility.

whenever i bump my head, stumble, screw up, falter, make a bad call, it should make me better.

that’s all.

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