Mistakes mean you can do better . I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and for a big portion of my youth I let those mistakes beat me into submission. I let these mistakes shape my inner belief system that directed my value and capabilities as a person . I've made mistakes that cost me my freedom . Cost me money . Cost me relationships . Cost me employment . Cost me my inner peace . I've made what literally feels like every mistake possible and since May 17, 2007 which is my sobriety date, I've continued to make mistakes but there is a difference between mistakes in my past and between my mistakes in sobriety . I own what I do . I don't let them dictate my inner belief about what I can and can't accomplish . I don't blame others when I had a part . I choose to walk away from EVERY mistake with these simple yet powerful words . I can do better and I will be better as a result of this . Mistakes don't define me nor does the opinions others have as a result of my mistakes. What I do and...