A mistake isn’t a blot on your biography. It’s a telegram from reality.
- mistake
- reality
- growth
- feedback
The hurricane doesn't care what we think of its path.
New continents are not discovered by following maps. They're discovered when the ship veers off course. When the captain makes a "mistake". When someone decides to sail not where the compass points, but toward the place where, rumor has it, dragons dwell.
The best form of self-discovery is trying to explain yourself to others.
The past is a textbook, not a torture chamber.