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In a recent post, I wrote about the gift of receiving a DO OVER from the Universe. If you haven't had the chance to read it as of yet, I suggest doing so before continuing with today's entry. Typically, the reason we are given these opportunities are to learn from our ‘mistakes’ so that we can move forward with a renewed sense of purpose and understanding. However, for many of us, we are forced to face a series of DO OVERS that could have been superceded had we not been so wary of making the same ‘mistake’ over again. It can paralyze us with fear and anxiety. Stop us cold in our tracks from making authentic choices with the limiting beliefs that we are somehow JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH to make better choices this time around. Life is just too damn short to spend too much of it in a vortex of resimulated patterns of circumstances and experiences until we receive the understanding and Re-membrance they were presented for us to grasp. I have seen too many precious Souls with so much potential who waste great periods of their life paralyzed with fear and worry, too afraid they may make a ‘mistake’ and screw things up, yet again, rather than reframing their past actions as NO THING less than MISSTEPS along their Journey.
So what exactly is the difference between a MISTAKE and a MISSTEP? A Misstep is when you take an action that is not of the highest choice for the given situation you happen to find yourself in. But, RELAX, because that is precisely how we learn. And it is proof that you moved past your fear and gave something a TRY! In fact most Missteps are unavoidable because we have never been in that particular set of circumstances before. As the saying goes, “Life is 10% what happens, and 90% the way we show up in its wake to handle it.” A MISTAKE can only occur when we make the same MISSTEP over and over again with no course correction. Most of the time this is caused by the EGO, which either cases us to beat ourselves up or refuse to take any responsibility for the action in the first place. It causes energy of self-judgement and fear.
But we live in a society that demands perfection. I recently had a rundown of my Godson's nightly homework assignments (He is only 10) and I needed a drink just to contemplate how such a young lad could handle such a massive amount of information! Aye dios mio!! We are taught at a young age the importance of ‘being right’ and social media has made it critical for us to show the world a persona sans any signs of imperfection!
But as the great master teacher Yoda says, “If no mistakes are you making, another game should you be playing.” And he is so right! In fact, most of the world's great visionaries used this reframing to their great advantage. Take Thomas Edison for instance. He tried to make that bulb in his office light so bright from electricity over 2,000 different times. Yet, he refused to ever say he made a mistake. Instead, he reframed these attempts as missteps, each one actually a revolutionary success. Because each time the bulb failed to light, he knew he had discovered a way that electricity would NOT WORK! How many of us would have gotten frustrated, embarrased, or fearful that we would never succeed in the endeavour if we were in his set of DO OVERS?! My hand is up in the air, is yours?! lol
As long as we learn from them, mistakes don't even exist. Harold J. Smith said it best when he declared, “More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't too busy denying them.” Amen! I believe your best teacher is your last MISSTEP! If you take the time to listen, and learn from what it taught you!
What pains my own Soul, is the thought of how many great works of art, poems, paintings, songs, architecture, books, and relationships NEVER came to be because of those individuals whose fear of taking action steps kept them from ever completing their Hero's/Heroine's Journey! It's absolutely sobering to contemplate! If only they could have had the foresight to reframe any perceived MISTAKE as simply a MISSTEP on their path to soulful fulfillment.
Please do not be one of the special Spirits who came here to bring their magnificent talents and gifts to share with the world only to become stifled for fear of making a MISTAKE along your Journey. Instead, remember MISSTEPS are not only allowed, but essential for our learning process! For you are a perfect emanation of God and as long as you stay aware, he will guide your MISSTEPS into the Re-membrace of why you came and the BLISS you are here to share!
Nerdmaste,
Jeffrey Louis Martinez
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