“You don’t learn from successes; you don’t learn from awards; you don’t learn from celebrity; you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that’s the truth.”
Jane Fonda
W Magazine June July 2015
What was the last mistake you made?
What was the last lesson you learned?
When did you last fail at something?
I have made plenty of mistakes in my time. I’ve screwed up the way I acted and reacted with loved ones. I’ve let my emotions rule over me and cause me to react when I should have stopped to think and consider the best course of action. Unfortunately, this is a mistake that I have made more than once. But I do make fewer of the same mistakes. It can be difficult because I simply have a fiery and stubborn personality. I have to say it has softened a bit over the years though. I’ve slowly learned that there is little value in reacting. I don’t have to vent to others if I’ve had a bad day. So many things in the world simply don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Why should I let them bother me?
So I suppose Jane is right. We learn the most from our own mistakes and failures. Hopefully we understand why they are mistakes and failures and better ourselves as a result.
p.s. How amazing does Jane Fonda look? Can you believe that she’s 77 years old?!
Have a lovely week!
She looks awesome! I make mistakes DAILY! HaHaHa So don’t feel bad. I laugh at a lot of them now.
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Jane looks amazing! Yes, I made several mistakes and some of them are pretty big too, but this was when I was very young. I learned to forgive myself and just move on. Looks like you’re enjoying NYC!
xo Jo
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She’s absolutely beautiful..what a dish!! And so true too, you really do learn from the mistakes and the failures and such. If everything came so easy, we’d never learn anything or appreciate the lessons either. I learn all the time from mistakes and stuff. It’s one of life’s gifts I feel 🙂 Happy day to you doll xx
absolutely believe this!
She’s still got it…obviously!
Wow, Jane Fonda looks amazing! What a wonderful photo shoot. Learning from mistakes is always the best thing to do. But, we all have had them and/or failed at something in life–it’s also our attitude toward those situations in the end that matters most. I’ve learnt most that having a better attitude about certain things completely changes my perspective. Enjoy your weekend. /Madison
We do learn the most from our mistakes and failures, although I wish there was an easier way to learn 🙂