Finding My Way Back to Myself 🌿

When I was younger, I made plenty of mistakes.

Some decisions turned out to be the wrong ones.

Some paths led me somewhere I never wanted to be.

I wish I could say I always made wise choices.

I didn't.

Life taught me through trial and error.

Looking back, however, I don't regret those years.

They helped me discover who I really am.

Every wrong turn taught me something.

Not only about life...

But also about myself.

One thing I'm grateful for is this.

Whenever I realized I was walking in the wrong direction, I didn't stay there for long.

I stopped.

I changed direction.

And I found my way back to myself.

I have seen people continue down a path they already know isn't right.

Sometimes because they are afraid.

Sometimes because they have already invested too much time.

Sometimes because changing direction feels like failure.

But I have learned something different.

Changing direction is not failure.

Sometimes it is the bravest decision we can make.

Today, my life feels peaceful.

Not because I have lived a perfect life.

Not because I have never made mistakes.

But because, over the years, I learned to recognize when something wasn't right for me.

And when that happened, I wasn't afraid to begin again.

If you are young and going through trial and error...

Please don't be discouraged.

You are not wasting your life.

You are learning who you are.

And if you are around my age...

Perhaps we can smile together.

We survived our mistakes.

We learned.

We grew.

And maybe that is why peace feels so precious now.

Life has often turned out better than I expected.

Not because I always chose the right path...

But because I found the courage to leave the wrong one.

I'm still in progress.

But today, I walk with much more peace than fear. 🌿💚

KR Summary 

젊은 시절의 저는 많은 시행착오를 겪었습니다.

잘못된 선택도 했고, 돌아보면 가지 않았으면 좋았을 길도 있었습니다. 하지만 시간이 지나 보니, 그 모든 과정이 헛된 것은 아니었습니다. 오히려 그 경험들이 **'나는 어떤 사람인가'**를 알게 해 주었습니다.

무엇보다 감사한 것은, 잘못된 길이라는 것을 깨달았을 때 끝까지 고집하지 않았다는 점입니다. 용기를 내어 방향을 바꾸고, 다시 나다운 길로 돌아오려고 노력했습니다.

그래서 지금의 평화는 완벽한 선택만 해서 얻어진 것이 아닙니다.

실수도 했지만, 그것을 인정하고 다시 시작할 줄 알았기 때문에 얻어진 평화입니다.

지금 시행착오를 겪고 있는 젊은 분들에게 말해 드리고 싶습니다.

시행착오는 인생을 낭비하는 시간이 아니라, 나를 알아가는 시간일 수 있습니다.

그리고 저와 비슷한 나이의 분들께도 말씀드리고 싶습니다.

우리는 완벽하게 살아온 사람들이 아니라, 수많은 시행착오를 지나 여기까지 온 사람들입니다.

그래서 오늘의 평화가 더 소중한 것이 아닐까요? 🌿

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