July 17

”A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw

I don’t like making mistakes. And the only thing I like worse than making one, is admitting it. Yet it is the admittance of the mistake, and not the fact that I made it, where the opportunity for growth lays hidden. In owning up for the errors of my ways, my imperfections, I gain insight and valuable experience, and the chance to try again. I cannot imagine a life spent doing nothing. It would be boring, stagnant, and very long. Life is about purpose and exploration, curiosity and discovery, in trial and, yup you guessed it, error. I am part of this imperfect species known as the human race. I don’t know all the answers even if I might say or act as though I do sometimes. I am simply blundering along as best I can, trying not to really foul things up. Being a recovering addict continues to be a humbling experience. Taking the long hard looks in the mirror has forced me to reconcile with myself and my inner demons, to accept myself wholly, strengths and faults alike. It is in this self-awareness that I can seek balance, that I can find serenity within, and find the ways to let my Higher Power guide me.

Affirmation In seeking I will find, and there are no better opportunities to see myself than by looking at my mistakes and growing from them.