ON THE GIFT OF MAKING A MISTAKE

God uses our mistakes to liberate us, to soften us, to enlighten us, to transform us, and to heal us. (A paraphrase lifted from someone, somewhere...I regret I neglected to note from whom and where.)

That quote reminds me of a favorite tool we have, that being: When wrong, promptly admit it. Lest we forget, the most important word there is "when," not "if."

Being wrong, making a mistake, is not to be stupid, ignorant, laughable, and worthless...as our ego is given to insist. Taking ownership of our errors in judgment, when it shows up in our own less-than wonderful behavior, is our inner Light showing us to regret not, that there is a better path to walk.

To realize that is to accept we were never consciously taught blaming and shaming, we just gravitated...gravitate...to it. It, CYA. is, not was, there in material-mind consciousness, offering a cover...to ego's pea-green-purple scared relief. 

Whether we know it or not, we never cease to learn and to grow spiritually, so we'd best recognize the good in our reasoning mind. It is as essential to us as the air we breathe...detached from ego by our still more spiritual growth, it becomes God's tool to help in shaping our spiritual being. 

Our reasoning mind's mistakes, misunderstandings and misreads underneath are God's slivers of gold...used to get us where we need to be. Proving yet again Fr Richard's, We don't get to God by doing it right, we get to God by doing it wrong.

Thank you.