Monday; March 17
Are we looking for ways to simplify our lives? Interestingly, one way might come from a surprising place. What would happen if we just admitted when we were wrong? I have noticed that when I make a mistake, things can get complicated in a hurry. Typically, my first thought is to try to come up for a way to justify why I did what I did. I will evaluate mistakes from a variety of directions just to see if I can excuse why I did what I did. If I am not successful in this logic, then I have to find a way to explain away what I did – often to people who really don’t buy into my logic. When I can’t think (and talk) my way out of my error, then I invest in trying to find someone to blame. Even if it was my mistake, it has to be someone else’s fault. I may have done wrong, but someone else led me into it. If we think it is tough to explain our way out of error, it becomes even tougher to convincingly pin the responsibility on to someone else. Life is tough enough without having add l