National rubber eraser day: to what extent are you usually willing to own your mistakes, treat them as learning or growing opportunities, and move forward?

To err is human (“l’erreur est humaine” in French).

Stated differently, everyone makes mistakes from time to time.

Of course, not two mistakes are the same. Some are are much more substantial than others. Sadly, some can be fatal.

Yet, we all make errors. It is what makes us human.

Yes, making mistakes is part of being human. After all, we are neither robots nor God, thank Goodness. Life would be too boring had we been perfect or automated.

Imagine, how rigid we would be without any opportunity to learn, grow, repair, and maybe laugh at ourselves or with beloved ones, after mutual forgiveness.

She does not know about you, but Bambi refuses perfection in life. She does not take herself too seriously. She prefers to aim for authenticity and for excellence, as needed [OK maybe not in some activities like cooking :)].

When it comes to her own mistakes, she tends to easily acknowledge them, with self-compassion (and even with humour, as needed). She prefers this over self-blame. In other terms, she takes responsibility for her mistakes. For instance, she can apologize or offer a solution to correct, or maybe mitigate, the error in question.

Who knows? Maybe this is inspired by the rubber erasers of her childhood, to delete ink or pencil errors/marks, and to move on… to the next mistake :).

What about you? Do you tend to be perfectionist or too hard on yourself? Is your self-talk too critical or, maybe worse, do you think it is your fault if someone treats you poorly in life (https://tinyurl.com/4x8z82dk)?

It is Bambi’s hope that, regardless of any mistake in your journey or relationship, you will try to discern what belongs to you (i.e., your responsibility for your own behaviour and decisions) and what belongs to others (ie., their own accountability, if any, for their behaviour and decisions). This practice may bring fairness to all. Who knows? Perhaps it can also strengthen meaningful relationships or social connections.

This being said, Happy National Rubber Eraser Day to you, dear readers, tomorrow (https://tinyurl.com/bdsuybze)!