We All Make Mistakes
Team OSCIE
Darya Hajiseyedjavadi
In our world, we all make mistakes. That fact is true for every single person on the planet. Whether it’s saying something we didn’t mean to say, or accidentally breaking something in the house, mistakes come in all shapes and sizes. What so many people often don’t realize, though, is that these accidental wrongdoings, big or small, are all learning experiences. Without making mistakes, how are we supposed to learn right from wrong? How to be more careful? While it might not always seem like it, mistakes are really helping us grow, and help prepare us for future experiences!
With this being the case, though, so many people still criticize themselves over the mistakes they make. Without looking at the bigger picture, it is really hard to imagine that mistakes can actually be helpful, and are often not as big of a deal as we think they are. Here are a few tips to help you cope with all kinds of mistakes!
- Try keeping an open mindset, and constantly remind yourself what you learned from whichever mistake you made. The answer is never “nothing,” so you can always find a learning opportunity. With that, instead of seeing a mistake as a bad thing, you can see the good in it.
- Take a break from the mistake! Oftentimes after we do things that we shouldn’t have, many people spend so much time thinking about their mistake and what they could’ve done to avoid it. The only thing that this does is make us even more worried, and it makes things bigger than they actually are. Take some time away from the situation, and you will soon realize that whatever you did was not as bad as you initially thought. Life goes on!
- Come to terms with your mistake and accept it. Don’t keep kicking yourself about it because not only will that take a toll on your well being in general, your ability to move on can be hindered, as well. Accept the fact that you made a mistake, and just learn what you can do better next time. Embrace your mistakes! They make us who we are.
Big or small, we all make mistakes every single day. They are what help us to grow, emotionally, as human beings. It is very important to recognize that, and not treat mistakes like some horrible thing that happened to us. Mistakes and their lessons have led us to become who we are as individuals, and will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. Nobody is perfect, and you should know that you are definitely not the only one who makes mistakes :).
Some Quotes…
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried something new.”
-Albert Einstein
“When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and don’t repeat it.”
-Paul Bear Bryant
“Making mistakes means you are perfect at being human.”
-Sophia Joan
“Mistakes are proof that you’re trying.”
-Jennifer Lim
“Don’t carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones.”
-Unknown
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We are a group of students who deeply want to help young teenagers find a safe place in their minds. Our goal is to eliminate negative stigmas towards mental health and make it a topic that is thoroughly addressed and becomes normalized for everyone.