Einstein said it best when he made this quote and we all need to take a keen note of that. Mistakes are bound to happen and they do on a daily basis, we're all only human after all. This post may sound a little like my previous one on "Regret & The Fear of Regret" though it will cover a few different areas and aspects of making mistakes/regrets in the sense that we beat ourselves up too much for things we should not.
A mistake is simple and can happen to anyone, it is something we should not feel immediately bad for. The simple mistakes I'm referring to are the ones that cause you such grief that you carry it with you to bed at night and then it's right there poking and prodding you, keeping you awake until the sun comes back up. Not really a great feeling for most people in the eight-hour workweek phenomenon.
I make mistakes, you make/have made mistakes before and that's absolutely okay, we're free to make them as much as we like as long as we learn from them. Today I experienced the same feelings of beating myself up over little mistakes that shouldn't even matter and then furthermore trigger my thought pattern to all of the other mistakes I've ever made. It's an unhealthy train of thought and I encourage everyone to get the hell off of that crazy train! Going off the rails isn't going to solve anything but simply getting off the train will. Let that metaphor sink in a little.
I've been boasting the fact that we all, in this world, need to practice the art of mindfulness each and everyday and especially in times when we do make these mistakes and feel like the world is against us. We just need to take a few steps back, clear our minds with some deep, calming breaths with eyes closed and hands placed gently in our laps and come to terms with the situation and see what can be done from there. That's the most positive and optimistic way to handle these types of situations where we seem to stress over the littlest of things and make it out that the world's at its end over the most minor things.
"Stop focusing on what will never be, and instead focus on what still can be done, it's all we ever really can do"
When life starts making you feel like whatever you do will end in failure, remind yourself that you are an amazing human being and we are all here on this Earth for a reason, we all have purpose. Every single one of us. No matter who you are, where you are, what you've been through, how you're doing it or why you've done what you've done, I promise you that we'll all get to where we need to be and we're headed where we are for a reason. The reason may not always be clear but nor are the skies, the answer comes with time.
This is a very short article but I wrote it as a quick pick-me-up for anyone who may be needing it in this point in time. Cheer up and keep your head held high, you are a champion as long as you believe you are one. Trust me, no one else's word matters most when talking about love than your own. Love yourself first and you will find love in the world around you. Mistakes happen, life moves on and it's a chance at a new beginning. It's never too late to reinvent yourself no matter what age, circumstance, race, sex or any type of hardship you've been through. Life gets better my friends, namaste.
(Solace)
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