Looking back...

When I look back at my past, my childhood, my teenage years, my early adult life, I smile with happiness remembering the good times. Don't get me wrong I also have moments where I cringe remembering the times I would like to forget. But those good and bad times have helped shape us all into the people we are today. You need to make a few cringe worthy mistakes along the way during your lifetime to really learn and understand yourself.

Mistakes are meant to be made, they help us grow and understand ourselves and remind us that we aren't perfect, no matter how hard we try. (After all, being perfect is not all it's cracked up to be, really, I know. - wink wink.)

Have you ever done something and then a minute later thought, What the heck was I thinking? I can't take that back now, it's already done. There have been many times where I have thought that. And then afterwards realized, okay, I can't change what's been done, but I will make a mental note of not doing it again. Remember, as I said before, and as I am sure you already know, to every action there is a reaction and if the reaction is a negative one, then hopefully you have learned from it and know not to repeat the action.

What have you learned from the mistakes you have made? What life lessons do you live by, knowing what not to do?

I would like to think my mistakes have been made and that now I am just living my life. But no matter what, throughout our lives and until our heart stops beating and we take our last breath, we will make mistakes. It is inevitable. And it is okay to make them. We are human and humans are not perfect no matter how hard we try. Live your life knowing mistakes will be made but also knowing, just like all the other mistakes, you will get through it and learn from it and move forward.

Understand yourself and your limits, make a conscious effort to be the best person you can be. Know that not everyday will be sunshine and roses but choose to take each day - one day at a time and live it true to yourself and who you are, mistakes and all.