Life isn’t simply about eating, sleeping, working and taking occasional vacations. It’s also about growing and evolving our consciousness. Learning from mistakes is part of our journey. Trying to ‘save’ our loved ones from having to go through unpleasant blunders may actually stunt their growth. Mistakes help us embody and integrate life’s teachings into the fabric of our being. If we’re not making mistakes, we might not be stretching enough. When we don’t stretch, we shrink. The key is to, metaphorically and literally, get up on our tiptoes and…

Reach higher.