Sometimes we screw up...

The other day I did something stupid... I spoke without thinking. Actually I wrote without thinking. I was writing an email and, without thinking my thoughts through first, I just wrote what I was thinking.

Turns out what I wrote was misinterpreted and I ended up sounding bad. What I wanted to say and what actually was heard were two different things. All because I didn't take the time to think it out before writing first. When I realized how my message was mis-read I felt stupid and embarassed. Then I realized, it's ok.

This wasn't the first mistake I've made in my life, it wasn't even the first I made today, but that's ok. See we learn by the mistakes we make (or at least we're supposed to). I've learned that it isn't in doing things perfectly that we learn or grow. We don't benefit much at all from doing things perfectly (although it feels good on the ego). We learn and grow as people by screwing up and learning from our mistakes.

So the next time you make a mistake, the next time you feel silly for something you've said or done, don't dwell on the mistake. Instead, work on fixing any hurt you've caused and then see what you can learn from your mistake. You'll be a better person for it.