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WEDNESDAY MEDITATION
It’s Ok to Try Again: You Are Not a Failure
Messy moments do not define you
Spirit, remind me over and over again that I can try again; that I am not a failure. Remind me that I can and I have the courage to do so.
Sometimes you mess up. You just do. It’s ok.
Sometimes you mess up, and you think it’s not ok. It’s still ok.
Sometimes you mess up, and you think the worst of yourself. You are not a failure. It’s ok that you messed up. The real question is, what did you learn?
When I paint with watercolors, I often paint wet on wet. In watercolor, that means I put clear water down on the paper, then add the color in. Once, when I was taking a class, the instructor said, “the paint won’t go where there isn’t any water.” Sometimes I add a second color. Sometimes that second color bleeds into the first color and it’s a mess. It’s not pretty at all. So, I take a deep breath and say, “it’s ok.”
