BEATING OURSELVES UP

I did something embarrassing the other day. I would tell you what it is, but it’s too embarrassing. Usually when we do stupid things, other people don’t care about the thing we did as much as we do. I still have a horrible feeling in my chest. I’ve been beating myself up… which is much easier than congratulating yourself. We need to be good to ourselves and focus on the positive things instead of beating ourselves up. We need to train ourselves to be more self-congratulating for the little things. “Bravo! That was a wonderful left turn you just made!” Or, “You cut your own chicken today! Well done!”
We don’t remember the times that we did things right but we’ll never forget the, “It’s nice to meet you mistake.” That’s when you’re introduced to someone and you say, “Nice to meet you.” And they say, “We were roommates in college!” Of course, it’s really important to notice when you do something dumb. A little embarrassment is the best way of keeping dumb things from happening over and over again. Embarrassment is a part of nature. Living things have been embarrassed throughout time. I’m sure that over the last billion years, many an amoeba has mistakenly said to another amoeba, “Nice to meet you.” And the other amoeba says, “Nice to meet you? We used to be the came cell! I split apart from you last week!”
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I really needed this one today! What I did was really embarrassing, but it also made me feel incompetent. That was the worst part. It happened on May 9 and I am still "stinging" from it. I have tried to forget it, correct it and then let it go, but it is not working. After reading your comments, Ellen, I am convinced that I can let it go! Thank you! I love your sense of humour!!!!
Posted by Marta McCarey | May 16, 2008 4:29 AM