October 30, 2025: The Beautiful Stumbles

The best stories are misadventures.

Yeah, you made a mistake. So get up and dust yourself off. 

Consider yourself smarter. Wisdom is often won through bruises and skinned knees. Your scars are proof you’re stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.

Wrong turns are a part of life.

This isn’t a full stop; it’s only a comma in your story. The path to anything meaningful is rarely a straight line.

I recently came across this slogan:
Bad decisions make good stories.

Sometimes we need to rewire our brains to see flubs as fireside tales. These make great chapters for your future memoir. The ones people won’t skip.

Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor.

As long as you live to tell about it, you’re doing just fine.