Sometimes we beat ourselves up because of mistakes we make. We swell up and ready to blot out the first thing that comes to our mind when someone makes a costly mistake that affects us. A couple of weeks ago, I learnt a very important lesson.
I was designing my most recent website and spent two hours creating two pages, then the system through me out. I logged back in and thought everything was okay so I started on the third page. Then a message popped up asking if I wanted to keep the previous session or the current one. I did not mind losing the third page, so I opted for the previous session, only for the system to revert me back to the page I worked on 3 days earlier. All the time I spent that morning was wasted. I bit my lower lip to hold back tears. I took several deep breaths. I paced up and down, trying not to bang my head on the wall.
Eventually, I felt the best thing is for me to go for a walk. I decided to return a purchased blouse to a store. I took my bag, took a bus, and queued up for Returns. The assistant helped with a form I forgot to complete online, and did everything according to their procedure, then she asked me for my card to take repayment. I left my wallet at home! It was not in my bag. I took a deep breath, trying not to take a cane and beat myself up. I thought of the travel fare and time wasted in travelling to accomplish nothing. I was sent home with my returns to pick up my card. Another bus fare to pay for my silly mistake of forgetting. I picked up my card and paid another bus fare back to the store. On entering I decided, contrary to my principles, use their hand gel. It was very watery. I made my returns and left the store. I decided to walk home. On the way, my fingers started turning red with rashes all over. I looked at them and smiled. I knew I should not have used a hand gel I was not familiar with. Though I made that mistake, I felt calm. I told myself it was going to be okay. I would sort it when I got home.
Since then, whether I made a costly mistake or someone else did that affected me, I looked forward how to rectify the mistake than dealing on the negative cost of that mistake. It was a lesson learnt that changed the way I think and behave. As a common phrase goes `it is not the end of the world'. As for me, even if it was the end of the world, I knew I was going to end up in the bosom of God the father.
I was designing my most recent website and spent two hours creating two pages, then the system through me out. I logged back in and thought everything was okay so I started on the third page. Then a message popped up asking if I wanted to keep the previous session or the current one. I did not mind losing the third page, so I opted for the previous session, only for the system to revert me back to the page I worked on 3 days earlier. All the time I spent that morning was wasted. I bit my lower lip to hold back tears. I took several deep breaths. I paced up and down, trying not to bang my head on the wall.
Eventually, I felt the best thing is for me to go for a walk. I decided to return a purchased blouse to a store. I took my bag, took a bus, and queued up for Returns. The assistant helped with a form I forgot to complete online, and did everything according to their procedure, then she asked me for my card to take repayment. I left my wallet at home! It was not in my bag. I took a deep breath, trying not to take a cane and beat myself up. I thought of the travel fare and time wasted in travelling to accomplish nothing. I was sent home with my returns to pick up my card. Another bus fare to pay for my silly mistake of forgetting. I picked up my card and paid another bus fare back to the store. On entering I decided, contrary to my principles, use their hand gel. It was very watery. I made my returns and left the store. I decided to walk home. On the way, my fingers started turning red with rashes all over. I looked at them and smiled. I knew I should not have used a hand gel I was not familiar with. Though I made that mistake, I felt calm. I told myself it was going to be okay. I would sort it when I got home.
Since then, whether I made a costly mistake or someone else did that affected me, I looked forward how to rectify the mistake than dealing on the negative cost of that mistake. It was a lesson learnt that changed the way I think and behave. As a common phrase goes `it is not the end of the world'. As for me, even if it was the end of the world, I knew I was going to end up in the bosom of God the father.
