Don’t be so hard on yourself. Allow yourself to make mistakes. How else will you learn?
Yeah right, how many times have I heard that? Too many times for me to count. Has it helped? Not exactly. Did I stop being hard on myself? Not really. Why is that? Because I didn’t believe it. I didn’t allow myself to make mistakes because every time I did, I couldn’t get over it. I accidentally lost the card I need to throw away the trash this morning and it wasn’t a big deal, I just had to make a phone call and ask for a new one. But it bothered me for at least two hours. Even after I made the phone call I couldn’t get over it. I couldn’t even do my nails in peace because it gave me time to think. And then it hit me. It wasn’t a big deal. Next time I just have to be more careful with it. Pay a little more attention to it. But instead of telling myself that from the beginning I kept beating myself up over it. I know why. I don’t believe I can afford it to make any mistakes. How little or how big they might be. I expect perfection from myself and if that doesn’t happen I drop everything. I am an ‘all-or-nothing’ kind of person. I am very well aware that that is something that I need to work on because if 75% is my best then I shouldn’t stop and give 0 because I couldn’t make it to 100. I have to accept that I’m not perfect. I’m human. Accepting that will be the first step I have to take because no matter what I do or how much I do, it won’t make a difference if I haven’t accepted that yet. The reason I chose this topic isn’t because I made a tiny mistake. It’s because of how I reacted to it. I know this has always been my response. I remember saying something to a friend when I was 18 and he told me that it would be better if I would keep that to myself. There are times where I still think back and I want to kick my 18-year-old self for being so dumb. I know that it’s ok to make mistakes, that is how we learn. But I don’t allow myself to make mistakes. I will accept it from anyone else, but not from myself. That’s just something I’ll have to work on. But I know I’ll get there. I’m a work in progress, just like everyone else. What do you think about this topic? Are you too hard on yourself? And… have you been creative this week? Let me know what you did in the comments or show me on Twitter/Instagram @uGottaLoveAimee.
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