I feel that....all our mistakes are a lesson. And that we can learn a lot from them? Do you think the world's geniuses never made mistakes? They made loads of them. And got closer to their discoveries and achievements by doing so. I think the first experimental 100 light bulbs didn't work. It's always important to take something bad or disappointing, and turning it into a strength and achievement. Laughing at yourself along the way is good medicine.

I'm really sorry you had setbacks and went through all this. Such unexpected things happen in life. I was in graduate school and had a set back as well, that made me actually have to resign from school. I'm 6 years behind getting my masters because of becoming partially disabled. It was a low for me, for some time, but I'm better now and I know that I can always go back to school. And will. It's really okay to make mistakes and not be perfect. No one else is.