Celebrating My Mistakes

We all make mistakes, it happens.  We can do thousands of things right, but at some point we all have to mess up... so why does it seem like such a huge failure when we do?

I was supposed to send something out for work, that honestly I didn't even know for sure if I was supposed to handle or not... so I had just kind of forgotten about it.  At the last minute it was brought up and I took responsibility for it, and it became this big deal. I tried to fix it and now it's a big mess and I'm the one to blame.  I hate feeling like I let people down.  In fact that's why I don't like to make decisions on where to eat, or what to do, because I don't want anyone to be disappointed, and I know I'll be happy with whatever.  Now I have that horrible feeling of letting people down... ick!

So, where's the silver lining?

Well, it's all around me.  I messed up, but the best thing I can do is own up to it, feel this icky feeling, and allow it to remind me that I never wanna feel that again, so to be more on top of things moving forward.  I can apologize, and move on.  Let go of the blame, and allow myself to be less than perfect, because it is through my mistakes and flaws that I'm being used perfectly for every situation I'm in, and growing into whatever I need to become next.  Through my mistakes I'm learning lessons that are making me better and better... woohoo!!

Ironically, I was looking for song lyrics and found this article, that actually quotes my boss, about celebrating your mistakes! 

http://positivesharing.com/2010/06/top-5-reasons-to-celebrate-mistakes-at-work/

After reading it, my huge mistake, feels like a huge gift... I mean, at least now everyone knows I mess up... hehe ;-))

As my mother always said, "You can't cry over spilled milk."  (okay, I cried a little bit, but I stopped, lol) So now, I'll just clean it up and grab some OJ... and maybe add a shot of vodka ;-))

Today's Silver Lining:
"I'm only human, Of flesh and blood I'm made, Human Born to make mistakes, I am just a man, Please forgive me, The tears I cry aren't tears of pain, They're only to hide my guilt and shame." Human- by Human League