March 18, 2025

On The Upside With Marley

Forget the mistakes, Remember the lesson

We spend so much of our lives replaying our missteps like a broken record. The awkward thing we said. The opportunity we missed. The relationship we mishandled. The risk we were too afraid to take. We carry these moments as if they define us, as if a single chapter tells the whole story.

But mistakes are not identities. They are teachers. A mistake is an event. A lesson is an upgrade.

When you focus on the mistake, you stay stuck in shame. When you focus on the lesson, you step into growth. The mistake says, “You failed.” The lesson says, “Now you know.” One traps you in the past; the other prepares you for the future.

Every successful person you admire has a private collection of failures. The difference is not that they avoided mistakes , but that they extracted wisdom from them. They let the embarrassment fade, but they kept the insight. They released the guilt, but they retained the awareness. They dropped the self-blame, but held onto the strategy.
Think about it: if you learned patience, resilience, discernment, boundaries, courage…. was the experience truly wasted? The pain may have been real. The disappointment may have stung. But the growth? That is permanent.

You are not the worst thing you’ve done. You are the awareness you gained afterward.So forgive yourself. Not because it didn’t matter, but because it taught you something valuable.

Don’t carry the weight of the error. Carry the strength of the lesson.

Editors Quote Book

“It’s not easy to find happiness within yourself, but it’s impossible to find it elsewhere!”

— Agnes Repplier

Data Clearance

A woman saw her husband standing on the scale, sucking in his belly, and said, “That’s not going to work, you know.” “Sure it is,” the husband said . “It won’t change the weight, but it’s the only way I can see the numbers.”

A Smart Cop

A police officer calls the station. “I have an intriguing case here,” he says. “A woman shot her husband for stepping on the floor she just washed.”

he sergeant says, “Did you arrest her?”

“No, not yet,” says the officer. “The floor is still wet.”

Mitch & Maud

Trivia Quiz – Famous Canadians

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For Amusement Only

The Funny Bone

Here are some funny quotes from some of the best comedians

The real reason we can’t have the Tend Commandments in a courthouse: you cannot post “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thu shalt not commit adultery,” and “thou shalt not lie” in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment – George Carlin
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Having a 2 year old is like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it – Jerry Seinfeld
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The think about crazy people; they don’t know they are crazy, thats what makes them crazy – Jim Jefferies
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“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” – Jim Carrey
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“Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that, who cares? … He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes!”.- Billy Connolly
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“I think it’s wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.”
– Stephen Wright
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“I’m not usually religious, but one time, I was on a plane that was going through some really frightening and violent turbulence, So, I immediately began taking rights away from LGBTQ people”
– Dan Mintz

Did You Know?

• Bald eagles typically choose one partner and often stay bonded for many years, frequently returning to the same nesting site together.
• At the bottom of a lake in Minnesota, there’s a submerged statue of the fictional character Jason Voorhees from Friday The 13th, chained underwater as a quirky attraction.
• President Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
• Over the course of his life, Vincent van Gogh is believed to have sold just one painting while he was alive.
• Freddie Mercury, the iconic frontman of Queen, was born with extra teeth in his upper jaw, which contributed to his distinctive smile and vocal range.
• Lobsters have blue blood.
• Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a swarm of rabbits.
• Including its territories, France has 12 time zones, the most of any other country.

I’m Late For The Train

A man asks a farmer near the field, “Sorry sir, would you mind if I crossed your field instead of going around it? You see, I have to catch the 4:30 PM train.” The farmer says, “Sure, go right ahead. And if my bull sees you, you’ll even catch the 4 PM one.”

Kids Learning About Empathy

The Good News & The Bad News

A violinist went to sleep. His dream was like this: An angel appeared from the skies and told him: “I have two news to tell you. One is good news and the other one is bad news. With which one should I start?” And the violinist replied: “With the good one.” The angel continues: “After you die, you will go to heaven. And in heaven you will be sitting besides Paganini, in the heaven’s Orchestra.” The violinist, stunned with this amazing news, asked about the bad news, and the angel replied: “The bad news is that your first rehearsal starts tomorrow.”

The Accident

a man knocks on a lady’s door and said ‘i’m terribly sorry miss but i ran over your cat,. because i’m responsible of its death i would like to replace your cat ‘ and the lady said ‘ thank You so how are you at you at catching mice then?’

The Last Word

“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”