Let's take a moment a recall a bad choice or decision we have made in our lives. It can be anything that we regret: a tattoo, words you said to someone, something you never said that you wish you had, staying in a relationship, giving someone a second chance, or never giving someone a chance. Think about any one of those things, or another mistake, and recall how it made you feel as soon as you realized you had regretted the decision. Did you have feelings of shame, hurt, fear? What negative emotions overcame you from the mistake you made?
We are faced with decisions every day, and we can choose to make good or bad of it. If you pass up that piece of cake for your diet, good decision. If you take back that loser boyfriend/girlfriend, bad decision. Some of the many things we have as humans is the right do decide, the right to have choice, and the right to happiness. Don't ever trade your happiness for a choice or decision that will compromise that happiness in the end.
One thing to remember is that we all make mistakes, and most of all we can learn from those mistakes. Never do yourself wrong by making the same mistake twice and not learning from it the first time. As much as we need to care for others we can't forget to look after ourselves. Our happiness and our health is just as important as those we care about.
If there is anything you take from your previous mistakes, let it be a lesson. Forgive yourself for you wrong doings, but also remember not to let it happen again. Understand why you were wrong, and do not punish yourself. But keep in mind, making the same mistake twice is only hurting you.
Do yourself a favor and remember to put yourself first when it comes to making a decision in YOUR life! Always remember how awful it would make you feel to look back on a mistake and say "I wish I would have done that differently."
You are in control of your happiness. Don't ruin in for a stupid mistake, especially a mistake you should have learned from previously.
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