Where was Maya Angelou when I needed her wisdom? What a wonderful statement of the appropriateness of doing the best you know how. The best given the circumstances. Rather than blaming myself for not doing something or not doing it perfectly, it would have been so comforting to accept that learning inevitably means that it's likely that there will be many, many mistakes.
The other side of the statement though does imply an obligation. Once you know better, it's not ok to continue to do less. We are obliged to put our learning to work and do better. If only we would....
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