Drop the past.
Not the lessons, though. Keep those.
Keep the wisdom, the growth, the scars that taught you something, and the stories that made you stronger.
But the guilt? The shame? The old version of you that didn’t know better yet?
Leave them alone. Forgive yourself and let it go.
They were doing the best they could with what they had.
Learn from it. Bless it. Release it.
Then move forward like someone who finally realized they don’t have to carry the whole garage just because they found one useful tool in there.
Read that again