This is such a valuable post, @colinhoward.

I think it's important to acknowledge that, in the course of our personal journey to make progress, we are going to have setbacks and regressions within ourselves. When this happens, beating ourselves up for not being absolutely perfect is a pointless endeavor.

I have been thinking about this so much lately, as I am experiencing a huge change in my personal relationships. Even if it feels like life's got you down, sometimes seeing the world from an unexpected perspective can reveal so many amazing opportunities. It's funny how humans create this imaginary timeline of the projected idea of our futures in our heads... totally fabricated and unreal, and when that projection is shattered, it can feel like we fucked up. But the reality is, there's a lot we don't have control over, and we've been moving forward the whole time. :)