Life has an interesting way of teaching us.

Sometimes you win.

Sometimes you lose.

Sometimes you get exactly what you wanted and discover it wasn’t what you needed.

And sometimes the door that didn’t open saves you from walking into the wrong room.

Make the mistake.

Correct it.

Lose something.

Keep the lesson.

Change your plans without changing your values.

And when life doesn’t go the way you expected, don’t be too quick to call it bad luck.

You may simply not know the rest of the story yet.

You don’t have to keep every experience life gives you. Just make sure you keep the lesson.