I made mistake after mistake. I regretted each mistake. I let my mistakes define me. I let people label me for my mistakes. I am not my mistakes. I've learned over the years that my mistakes truly do not define who I am as a person; as long as I learn from them. The thing is I made the same mistake over 26 times. I truly believed that I had already messed up once so I might as well keep going. I was wrong. Finally I have come to realize that I can change. I can be a better person. I can live a healthy life. I am not who they say I am. I am not what they make me out to be. I am me. I've made mistakes. I've learned. I will not let my past define my future.