Every mistake is a plot twist in disguise.
You can either curse it or use it for character development.
“Someone once told me the definition of Hell: The last day you have on earth, the person you become will meet the person you could have become.” - Dan Sullivan
Reframing doesn't have to require denying yourself of the pleasures in life like hugging donkeys. But it does require some creative editing.
The bad day becomes a setup.
The failure becomes a callback.
And here you are, the unreliable narrator with a redemption arc.
Fits perfectly with my Inverse Paranoid mindset.