7d (edited) • Faith for Freethinkers
Michael Shoeman Talks About Mistakes
"Daddy. I learned today that making mistakes is a good thing."
I didn't hesitate, "Absolutely it is a good thing. Forgiving yourself for your mistakes is the hard thing."
Micah asked, "Why?"
This answer didn't come so easily.
"If I had to guess, I think it is because when our ancestors made mistakes there were more life and death situations. For many adults too many mistakes means loss of a job or a relationship to someone they care about. Which is almost like life and death."
Micah was playing a video game and wanted me to help him. I told him to keep trying even though the video game character "dies" over and over again. He eventually beat the level.
"Perfection is the only real 'Big Boss', Micah. Most people still make every moment a life and death situation. They are very hard on themselves for making mistakes. Failure is a friend not an enemy. If you can go through life knowing that then you can help others forgive themselves for making mistakes. You can enjoy 'the game' instead of judging yourself for learning by failing over and over again. The 'game' is as real as you make it. But once the game gets addictive or you begin judging yourself for failing, that is when it is time to stop and remind yourself that the game is not real...and that you have a choice to step away."
"I think I'm done playing video games, Daddy. I want to play with play dough now."
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Michael Shoeman Talks About Mistakes
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