Feathers

i've made mistakes

taken wrong paths

said the wrong thing

done things i regret

but i don't sweat it

they are just feathers

that make me unique

each one was a lesson

each one is a part

of the person i am

they're a piece of my heart

i carry these feathers

for awhile

to grow and change

i wear them with style

when the lesson is learned

they float through the air

taking my troubles

and the wisdom i share

should you see my feather

go floating by

i don't need it back

for i've learned to fly

Why is it that we choose to see our mistakes as weights and chains?  We drag them around and allow them to hinder our spirits.  Although there are some mistakes I wish I hadn't made, I am thankful for the person I am today as a result of those mistakes.  I am who I am today.  And I am a delight, a little odd, a colorful individual with deep understanding.  Most of who I am is a result of the lessons learned in the life I have lived.  I will be a better person tomorrow because of the feathers of today.  And my troubles and my mistakes, they will float away.  I am free to fly.  Are you?

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