I love this, Carmen,
and I am choosing, I'm choosing to accept all of my failures and see them as stepping stones instead. My friend and I have been talking about this for the last two days.
When I look back at my life at the things that have happened I can only marvel that I am still here, still happy, and ready to move forward.
My stumbles were good, because they built character in me, and empathy and compassion. I no longer think of things as the works of my hands, but see God's presence in every decision that was made.
While I might've stumbled God used it to perfect me. I must say this is the happiest I've ever been in my entire life. I feel peace, love, and joy for the life that I'm living. You can't ask for any more than that.