Square one

I was hiking up a mountain while digging into the dirt, when a loose rock sent me sliding back right to the start.

Square one...

I landed hard, mad at the mess-up...

Thinking, All that climbing for nothing?

But as I wiped the dust off my mind... I understood something...

The fall didn’t erase me, it handed me a new trail.

Last time, I’d picked a wobbly path and was too stubborn to turn back.

Now, at the bottom again, I spotted a smoother route I’d missed before.

I chuckled...

Starting over wasn’t failing, it was leveling up with a better map.

So I took a breath and stepped forward, much smarter this time...

Resets are just a chance to climb back up stronger.

Square one wasn’t the end...it was a new beginning.