Thanksgiving Day 9 : Mistakes, Failures

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I mistakenly scheduled this post to 2013. I don’t know what I was thinking. :))

In 2011, I made a lot of mistakes and failed in different areas of my life. There were days that I felt so down to a point of hopelessness and I feel like life won’t give me a break. But, the side of me who always believed there’s light at the end of the tunnel managed to push me forward. And even though there were days when it was much harder for me to get up, feel better and move on with my life, I did my best to continue on even with that big fear of making further mistakes.

You might be wondering why, on my last thanksgiving day, I’m expressing my gratitude for the failures and mistakes I encountered last year. We’ve all heard of the same clichés about mistakes and failures, but however cheesy they may sound to you, they’re true. They make us stronger and smarter.

Whenever I feel so disappointed with myself for a missed opportunity or a loss, I ask myself, if I was given a chance to go back, will I change my mind and do things differently? And I always answer that question with “no”. Everytime, my mind will come up with other worse scenarios, as if I’m in a Choose Your Own Adventure book, if I did things differently. So, I’ll brush that feeling of failure aside and move on. But, this time, more careful and smarter.

Everything happens for a reason. That’s one of the overly used clichés you can ever hear from people who are trying to cheer you on. Seriously, it’s the truth. Whatever problem, mistake or failure you experience, it’s just a detour. It’ll bring you to the right path. It may take some time before the reason is revealed to you, but it’ll come. And sometimes, we need to let go of too much control so we won’t get stuck at the same fricking scenario. This has rang true to me in various ways, which made me more patient now.

This is why I’m thankful for all the mistakes and failures I went through in 2011. If it wasn’t for them, I might not be where I am now, doing what I love, working in the comforts of our home while still spending quality time with friends and family.