Make Room for Mistakes

Happy Saturday! So I recently came across this post that spoke about the different ways that people respond to constructive criticism. As I was reading, I began to think about how I respond or what I experience internally when receiving constructive criticism. As much as I’ve grown in this area I was reminded of how hard I can be on myself sometimes. It showed me that there’s still work to be done in this area. It also reminded me of how lingering residue of something prior can spill over into other areas.

Recently in navigating new territory I learned something about myself. I learned that as caring as I am I can be a bit overly caring. Who would’ve known that that’s an actual thing. It is when it causes you to overthink a narrative and now you don’t have peace or worry starts to creep in. I learned that I really like to stick to the vision in my head lol…I don’t mind change but I have to walk a slowish processed journey with change to feel sure of a thing more so if I’m skeptical or unsure. It revealed to me that that’s typical how control issues are planted due to lack of trust. All of these things are typically rooted in a deeper issue right? As self aware as I am, I am often still learning and being reminded of the roots of areas in my life that still needs some tlc and that’s okay.

I share all of that because sometimes we can get tied to a vision or a plan and we don’t often make room for a different plan or change. We don’t allow ourselves to fully embrace change. We don’t allow ourselves to even make mistakes often. I mean mistakes are inevitable and we are not perfect, so why is it so hard to accept and process error? Is it the weight of embarrassing? The sting of rejection? The pride in not wanting to say “hey I simply don’t know”? Or the freedom to make mistakes without experiencing grace?

As I’m learning and navigating new seasons of life I’ve been in such awe at how God has shown me grace through His love, and through my close friends and family who are riding this journey out with me. I’m grateful to be able to have people around me who remind me and are a soft landing for me. They keep me grounded with gentleness, patience, and grace. Which often is something I lacked experiencing in different spaces throughout life. Now it’s something I’m learning how to accept and receive.

My prayer today is we learn to be kind and gentle to ourselves. I pray that we become okay with plans not turning out how we originally intended. I pray that we begin to make room for errors and allow our hearts to be open to learn from them and accept them. I pray that we practice giving ourselves grace and remind ourselves that often we are simply doing the best we can with what we have. I pray that we glean onto God’s grace and love because He knows it all and He knows what’s best.

With love,

-Yours Truly, Eb