Mistakes, they happen. And when they do, you can either beat yourself up or you can be kind to yourself.
I sometimes am an idiot that when I make mistakes, I become too hard on myself. Perhaps, I’m too proud.
I keep on questioning myself - how I could have missed that or how stupid I was… And the questioning goes on and on.
I continue to feed my feelings of inadequacy and shame. I just wouldn’t leave them alone.
Even after I have corrected my error, even when I’ve solved my mistake - I still beat myself up.
And as these feelings resurface, I start losing confidence in myself.
I start doubting myself. And that’s when more mistakes happen.
As I’ve said, I can be an idiot sometimes.
But I am learning to be kinder to myself. And it feels good.
