Random Thoughts: Mistakes aren't so bad

I lose things somtimes. I mean some seriously royal mistakes. When I was in college, I lost my wallet and my super nice PDA at a KFC one day. When I realized that they were gone, the thieves had already racked up 500 bucks is credit card debt on groceries and gas on top of the 400 I already lost. It's seriously one of those moments where you think "Golly, I hope those lives are just a little better."

A year ago, I lost a leather bag with about $3,000 worth of stuff. It was one of those moments where you thank the lord that you didn't something you couldn't replace. It also reminded of how superficial having uber nice stuff is. Kind of silly but it was an amazing lesson to be learned. I won't lie, I occasionally kiss those things. But I will also say that I've realized there are a lot of other small things, both material and non material that I find great joy in. Such as spending the 40 bucks on parts to fix up the house. Every hour I put in makes me love home more and more.

So today I lost a couple of hundred in the stock market today. TRULY, not a big deal. I'll make it back in no time with a little discipline. But I got really mad at myself that I didn't handle it the way I knew I could. It these kinds mistakes... help me be more responsible and less careless about the thing I own. Because I know one day, I'll have a whole lot more to be responsible for.

I will give myself this, I haven't lost my wallet in forever and I have much less interest in excessive things. I have no doubt that taking the time to invest is now a lesson learned and for this post, mistakes aren't such a bad thing. As long as you learn from them.