Every mistake we make is a lesson to us. We should be able to learn from them. If we make no mistakes in our lives, then we do not learn anything. However, if we do make a mistake, don’t just sling it in the corner and say “ho-hum, what a bum. Bit of strife, part of life.” We have to look at the mistake; look at it and see where the error was so we know not to do that again.
Once is a mistake
Twice is a choice
Learn and grow, grow and learn. It is human to err, it is special to learn.
Thank you today to:
As always, this is a rocking post Al. Thanks for being such a continued inspiration.
Thank you for posting the quote that I used. That’s where the inspiration is. I just share in one place what others have shared in other places.
Your creativity in compiling the inspirational quotes, is incredibly inspiring in its own right.
Heh I just add them in the order I nab them
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Mistakes make us who we are
They do indeed. If we make no mistakes, we are not stepping out of our comfort zone
Well collected! I needed these today. My favorite is the Ayn Rand quote.
I really like that one. I read it four or five times when I first saw it, and I was going to jump the queue with it and post it last week, but it would have meant renumbering and renaming, so I decided to leave it in place
Fantastic collection Al, my favourite is today Socrates… how true, build on the new… what I do and not fight the old. Yes I love it. Perfect!
I love that one as well. “So-crates” (as opposed to “so-kra-tees”) definitely had a wise head on his shoulders
You do pronounce it different to me as I still pronounce his name in the German way! ๐
No, it’s from Bill & Ted’s Excellent adventure. They call him “so-krates” Here is a bit of it from the film:
I get it, I don’t know that film, saw your clip… nice!
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Morning Alastair, I smiled from start to finish. It makes my day reading these. How can I think negatively when your message is so positive!
Have a great day, hugs Paula xxxx
Thank you Paula, that makes my day knowing that I can help like that ๐
Mwaah! xxx
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Great quotes today Al! It is so important to learn from our mistakes, and I find equally important to forgive oneself for past transgressions. That for me is usually the tougher part.
I agree. It is difficult to forgive ourselves. We have to though or it will eat us up inside
You are right about that Al.
Mistakes can always be turned into positives, It would be boring if we were all perfect…it’d be like looking into a mirror, ha!
Haha very true. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For every negative there is a positive.
I made a mistake once.
I never make mistakes. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.
ha ha ha ha!! You and Arthur are a couple of comedians….. ๐
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Ha!
Just once??? LOL!
I didn’t enjoy it, so I never did it again…
I’m always glad there is a new day….nothing ever stays the same and “this too shall pass” is how I get through the hard ones like today ๐ฆ
I am sorry it is a hard day today. ๐ฆ The sun sets on a hard day and rises on a new one. It is the best way to look at things. I hope that today gets better and tomorrow is a good day for you Courtney
Thanks Al….unfortunately another death (same friend who lost mom last month) so possibly another trip (to NYC this time) next weekend. I’m afraid it will be a while before there is a good day in there ๐ฆ
She is my best friend (more like a sister) and when she hurts, I hurt….her life is hell right now and I feel completely and totally helpless….
I can completely understand that.
Oh God ๐ฆ So sorry Courtney
yeah… It’s been a bad year. Soooo, it can only get better from here! Right?
When you are at the bottom, up is the only way to go.
Very well said. Sometimes I have to make the same mistake more than once in order to learn. Should I blame this on my being stubborn or maybe an older human?lol
Haha I think it can be safety in what you are used to ๐
so true
Step by step we move forward if we let the day’s errors push us up rather than hold us down.
And each step gets easier as the weight is lessened.
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