I let it get away on me
I wasn’t watching carefully
And now I’m dealing with the consequences
Of my inattentiveness
And I don’t like it
Don’t like what I allowed to happen
Underneath my nose, as it were
Fallen, really
I’ve fallen from a great height
I undid an accomplishment that I was proud of
Negated all my previous good choices
Set myself back a spell
Best not to linger any longer at the point of regret
I’ll get nowhere but depressed by doing that
I’m putting up the no parking sign
I’ll pick myself up
And start again
This time
With eyes wide open
Still stinging from
But not stuck on
Yesterday’s mistakes
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Thank you, Sandy! š
Hi, Pollyā¦ I canāt presume to know just how it feels to be wearing the shoes you currently have on your feet. Butā¦ I know Iāve made a lot of mistakesā¦ big onesā¦ ones that I knew I was making when I made themā¦ and I made them anyway. Itās not fun to look backā¦ and it doesnāt do any good anyway. It seems the hardest person to forgive is ourselves sometimes. And Iāve learned that sometimes those āmistakesā turn out to be good things in one way or anotherā¦ if I let them. I donāt know what your experience is in this situationā¦ but I know your heart is a good one, and your words offer the knowledge (for anyone wondering) that, yesā¦ indeedā¦ absolutelyā¦ we are all human. Be gentle with yourselfā¦ be kindā¦ be lovingā¦ just as much as you are with others. š
Scott
Aww, such a lovely comment, Scott. I’m getting past it. Nothing that can’t be rectified, but what you say is true. We’re harder on ourselves, often. Thanks for the encouragement, my friend! š
I believe we can never undo an accomplishment we were proud of. Surely, someone, somewhere was impacted – we just didn’t realize it š
In this case, I did undo something, but I’m redoing it with, hopefully, a little more self-awareness this time. Thanks, Maria. š