Did you just blow it? Are you feeling embarrassed, humiliated? And worse . . .do you feel like a failure?

Those are some pretty harsh judgments on your part. Do you deserve them?

It’s one thing to feel regret and live with the intention of doing better in the future, avoiding a repeat of that mistake. But it’s something entirely different to judge yourself to be a failure or to be "bad" in some way because you made a mistake.

This is not a new concept. . .everyone makes mistakes!

It’s how you react to the situation that makes you who you are. If you want to be a forgiving person, then you forgive yourself. If you want to learn from the mistake and come away a better person, then you will take the action necessary to accomplish that. And you have to take that action. Only someone who does nothing can avoid making mistakes.

You are entitled to mistakes. We all are. Live with it! And know that you are deserving of forgiveness and trust. You have the power to carry on and make the best of it. Use that power.

Never confuse a single defeat
with a final defeat.

May your errors be graceful,