On a Pedestal or Under the Rug?

Stuff happens.

Sometimes it’s bad stuff. Sometimes it’s bad stuff we bring upon ourselves.

Mistakes. We all make them. But each of us responds to them differently. I hate making mistakes. So when I’ve made one, I make darn sure I get the most out of it.

No burying it under the rug. Why trip over it again and again? Instead, I dissect it. I examine it. I put it on a pedestal and study it from all sides. Then when I’ve learned everything I can from the %@#%##!#! mistake, I toss it aside and move on.

Oh sure – I’ll make other mistakes; but not that one again. Done and done.

Treating mistakes that way makes room for the good stuff. Because you see, stuff happens.