Anais Nin

"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one direction & not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present & future mingle & pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations."

I love this quote. I read it whenever I am disappointed with my progress through life. It reminds me that I don't have to be perfect. That mistakes & misjudgements are inevitable. It is the human condition to strive & to fail. On the days when I beat myself up for not having all the answers, I remember that I'm not suppose to. I remember that it is in the asking that we grow.