I know you didn’t mean it to be funny, but I laughed out loud (really) when I read that you “hate the concept that I actually make mistakes.”

Yep, that’s what makes you and all the rest of us human.

I used to hate making mistakes.

When I was in school, I felt that any grade on a test below 100 was a failure. I couldn’t stand to get a 98 or 95, and to get a score in the 80s was devastating.

Now, I look back on that and realize that it was a really warped viewpoint.

I remember a time that I wouldn’t try something new unless I was almost positive that I could do it well.

Over time, I got over that mindset.

These days, I make so many mistakes that I couldn’t even count them, but I believe that’s a part of growth.

When I make a mistake, or watch someone else make one, I do my best to learn from it and not repeat it.

Now and then, I’ll wallow in a mistake for awhile, but I try really hard not to do much of that.

All the best,

JD

Welcome to our discussions and thanks for your comment.

Sometimes I spend too much time learning from my own mistakes to take advantage of learning from the mistakes of others.

Now, I’m wise enough not to comment on how ANYBODY else looks, but I can agree that all of us look better when our reflection clearly shows a good character.

(grin)

All the best,

JD

As far as conscience is concerned, Jiminy Cricket doesn’t stray too far from me.

So let the “Nice guys finish last” and “The wicked prosper”. But let’s face it, I look bad enough in the mirror without the reflection of a bad character staring back at me!