Antidote: #0007: What to Do with Mistakes
It’s okay if you make a bad decision.
No one can fault us for being human.
We all make thousands of decisions a day, and some of them are bound to be mistakes.
Our decisions, and therefore our mistakes, make us who we are.
Mistakes, as stupid as they are, make us better.
And when we are better, the world can become better.
Actually this isn’t quite true. Mistakes we act on make us better.
A mistake squirreled away and ignored weighs us down. We become better versions of ourselves when we do something about them going forward.
And forget about perfection.
Perfection is for the birds. (And not part of the Renaissance Ethos)
There’s always room to make amends.
There’s always room to reach out, or be reached out to.
If you’re still breathing, there’s room.
If it feels too late. If amends have been made but the opportunity is gone, and the bridge is burned — at least make amends to yourself.
Make amends to yourself.
Mistakes need to be learned from, and then let go, into space.
Carrying around a mistake will be a stone in your gut.
They will fester and burden your new decisions.
If you believe in God, He forgives you. He know’s you, in and out.
If you don’t, forgiveness is at your fingertips. It’s waiting to unburden you.
Bad decision want to control all of your future decisions. They say, ‘look at what you did, you don’t desire anything good.’
This is a lie.
Bad decision’s fear good ones, because They know it means They’ll be erased.
Release your mistakes.
You don’t need permission to.
But if you want it, I’ll give you permission.
Be free of your mistakes.
Go make the world a better place.
— Josh Waggoner, Renaissance Life: Antidotes, Cures for the common strife.
related wisdom
“To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.” — Dave Pelzer
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” — Albert Einstein
