I take issue with you saying these are mistakes. The fact that you learned some lessons along the way and might do things differently next time doesn't mean you made mistakes. We are only ever working with the knowledge, experience, and maturity we have in the moment and I don't think it does us much good to go back and judge ourselves a…
I take issue with you saying these are mistakes. The fact that you learned some lessons along the way and might do things differently next time doesn't mean you made mistakes. We are only ever working with the knowledge, experience, and maturity we have in the moment and I don't think it does us much good to go back and judge ourselves as if we made mistakes. I expect you faithfully stewarded what you knew and what you had at the time. So while it's good to learn from the past I wouldn't blame yourself for it.
Thanks, Tim. I appreciate your encouragement and counsel. It's reassuring. I find it particularly helpful when you say "We are only ever working with the knowledge, experience, and maturity we have in the moment . . ." Such a helpful insight. And yet, you can still make mistakes while recognizing you were operating with the present knowledge, experience, and maturity you have at the moment. We do it regularly in all kinds of areas of life. But, to your point, perhaps "lessons" would be a better word than "mistakes." Thank you for helping me think through this.
I take issue with you saying these are mistakes. The fact that you learned some lessons along the way and might do things differently next time doesn't mean you made mistakes. We are only ever working with the knowledge, experience, and maturity we have in the moment and I don't think it does us much good to go back and judge ourselves as if we made mistakes. I expect you faithfully stewarded what you knew and what you had at the time. So while it's good to learn from the past I wouldn't blame yourself for it.
Thanks, Tim. I appreciate your encouragement and counsel. It's reassuring. I find it particularly helpful when you say "We are only ever working with the knowledge, experience, and maturity we have in the moment . . ." Such a helpful insight. And yet, you can still make mistakes while recognizing you were operating with the present knowledge, experience, and maturity you have at the moment. We do it regularly in all kinds of areas of life. But, to your point, perhaps "lessons" would be a better word than "mistakes." Thank you for helping me think through this.