I, Iterate

Something very interesting occurred to me yesterday. As I was writing a text to a friend, I realized how important drafts were. My friend had asked me a simple question, but apparently, I couldn’t offer a simple answer.

Before I knew it, I had drafted a couple of paragraphs talking about things that were way off topic. There was no reason to go on a tangent, so I decided to dial back my response.

Once I finally sent the concise text that I was happy with, I felt grateful for the iterations that it went through. And then the more I thought about it, we are basically iterations of ourselves.

I know more today, than what I knew yesterday. I love the word iteration because it represents a shift towards a newer version of something.

At different times in my life, I felt stuck and thought I’d reach an age where I’d be the same version of myself and never change. That’s a super depressing, and false, thought.

There’s absolutely no way we stay the same. Every day presents so many new moments, opportunities, and challenges to become new iterations of ourselves. As we live and breathe, we become better versions of who we are.