Leave Your Mistakes Where They Belong – In the Past

Mistakes happen – they are as much a part of life as are breathing and eating. Errors can result from carelessness, lack of knowledge or naivety. Granted, some mistakes can have major repercussions – but dwelling on them will help no one. 

We need to, in fact, we must learn from our mistakes and those of others. That is the only way to move forward when we err in such a way as to cause distress to ourselves or those around us. The things we do will be with us forever, and many have painful consequences. Mistakes can sometimes have fatal consequences – medical errors come readily to mind. In these instances it is important to learn from what went wrong and make changes where necessary. Failing to understand and learn from our mistakes is a waste of our preciously short time on earth.

I strongly believe we can take away valuable lessons from unfortunate situations. These lessons can be harnessed to make our lives and those of others much better. A few steps that could help in this regard are:

• ·         Accept responsibility
• ·         Don’t even try to justify it
• ·         Do not dwell on it
• ·         Forgive yourself or the person who is at fault

In some cases, it will be hard, but with conscious effort we can learn from our mistakes and take a bold step into the future.