You are not defined by your biggest mistakes

you are not defined by your biggest mistakes,

your worst moments, or one moment in time.

you are a beautiful and complex being,

and life is messy,

you are whole, a collection of all of your parts,

and you are so much more than your darkness.

we are not defined by our worst moments,

though we do need to take accountability for them,

to process, understand, learn, and evolve.

release the shame, and allow them to shape,

and to choose paths that may feel more aligned

with who we are,

and where we would like to be.