Mistakes
There's nothing wrong with you.
You belong here.
You deserve to be here.
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I don't remember every mistake I've made in my life.
I do remember a lot.
What I remember most is the blame,
the negative attacks on myself,
and often thinking that I was a failure and that no one else was making any mistakes.
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Everyone makes mistakes.
We've all done ________________________ (insert your biggest, scariest seeming mistake).
How do I know this?
Because we're all human.
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So, next time you discover a mistake,
and you feel that growing pit in your stomach,
and your brain starts to yell horrible things at you,
pause and remember:
There's nothing wrong with you.
You belong here.
You deserve to be here.
If you can do that:
You will learn.
You will grow.
You will move on.
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