It's ok to make mistakes; it's how we learn

An action or judgement that is misguided or wrong; a mistake. 

The word mistake has a plethora of negative connotations. It suggests something which won't be experienced twice, something which has drawn bad conclusions and possibly something which has affected the future. 

I believe there are several ways to look at 'making a mistake'. You can do one of the following:- sit, worry and panic yourself in to oblivion, plan to 'never do that again' or, as I try and protest, treat each mistake as lesson of learning. 

As Dale Carnegie said, 'The successful man will profit from his mistakes and

try again in a different way.'

I've made some mistakes in my life and I've chosen to spend time reflecting on these because I realised I wouldn't be who I am today without having made the mistakes and learnt from them. 

Everybody makes mistakes but not everybody understands how to turn them in to a positive. The man who lets go of his past, leaves nothing for him to learn from. If we have nothing to reflect on then what do we think about, and how do we asses, our future decisions?

From this point I'll make decisions based on what I've done, where I've been and how I've lived and I'll remember that whatever I decide to do now will create my futures' past. 

Even right now is tomorrow's past. 

Confusing, eh?