Step by Step By Muriel Zink Step One Day Four --- What will they think of me? A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. ---- George Bernard Shaw Many of us have been so brainwashed by worrying what people will think that were willing to remain in a state of misery rather admit weve been going about something the wrong way. Were afraid of being found out, of showing bad judgement, of being perceived as inept. We are like the nearsighted girl who was invited to dinner by her boyfriends parents. She mistook a bowl of heavily cinnamoned applesauce for brown gravy and ladled it on her mashed potatoes. Do you like applesauce on your potatoes, dear? asked the boys mother. Oh, yes, she replied, I always eat them this way. and then proceeded to finish every bite, afraid they would think she had made a mistake. People who are late for appointments hate to admit that their own planning was to blame. So they use excuses, such as traffic problems, long distance phone calls, or minor emergencies to explain their tardiness. Admission comes as painful step for us because we feel shame and guilt for having been so far off course. It is, however, a liberating step. It opens the door to new possibilities and a much more comfortable existence. At this point its good to remember that, if our life isnt working for us, it isnt for lack of trying. Its simply that we havent yet found the formula that makes it work. TODAYS STEP: In admitting my mistakes, I find the freedom to grow.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:55:40 +0000
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