If you don't feel like reading through this all, go to the bottom. I've shortened it for you. Hahaha :)
I really don't care that this is from a Hannah Montana song, it is what this blog is gonna be all about. I surely have had some very intense experiences with this recently. Now, I am TERRIBLE at dealing with mistakes. I hate them. Hahaha They drive me nuts. I don't like the fact that I am not perfect. I know that sounds silly but it is how I feel about mistakes. Funny thing is everything I said is totally dumb. I had to face my issues with mistakes this week and I learned a few things about myself and mistakes and life. The first step is admitting you have made a mistake. This one isn't the hardest for me, but it sure is for some people. For me, I would rather take all the credit for the mistake than have anyone else involved but that isn't always the case. This week especially I learned that other people are there for you. I am very lucky to have a wonderful friend in my life who knows how to deal with me and who, whether he knows it or not, has a very calm demeanor which just rubs off on me. I find that when you make a mistake it is best to talk to someone who will support you instead of demean you. I definitely did this. I didn't know who else to talk to, so I called my mom. She reassured me that it was going to be okay that I was not a dumb person and that I just needed to calm down. The friend I talked about earlier did the same thing. He had plenty of reason to lecture me, but he didn't instead he just gave me a hug, said it would be alright and was there. I had to go talk to someone higher up in position because of this mistake I made and I was terrified. I was so afraid I would burst into tears, but even this person calmed me. At one point he even said, "I apologize for the miscommunication." This statement blew my mind. I was so taken back by how the people I was around helped me feel better about myself. I actually left this meeting feeling better about my day. It was so cool. There are some very interesting things I am taking away from this experience. The first seems to be a reoccurring theme throughout my blog. This is that people really do care. People care a lot more than you think they do. I am constantly surprised by how many people honestly care. Surround yourself with good people and you will be very surprised by how you get treated. The next thing I am taking from this experience is that it's never as bad as you think it will be. As people, I think we naturally assume the worst when a mistake is made. I know I surely do. 99% of the time, the worse that I think will happen NEVER does. So don't sweat it. It will be okay. That is the third point. It will be okay. How many mistakes have you made that you didn't learn from? How many mistakes have you made that you dwell on daily? There may be some big ones in life that you do think about, but the majority of our mistakes become the past. I certainly will be able to look back on the mistake I made this week and know that it shaped me to be who I am.
Readers Digest Version!
I really truly believe that you can make mistakes and get over them. That is why we are not perfect. If we never messed up we could never learn. So make sure you don't beat yourself up over the things you can't fix. I promise it will be okay, and if you do not believe me, go ahead and find a good friend who will give you a hug and let you know it'll be okay, because after all friends are our greatest support! :)
Don't let your mistakes weigh you down! Life is going to be okay, just remember, no one likes a frowny face so change it to a smile! :)
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