- Realize you can’t change the past but that you can learn to accept it.
- Making a mistake doesn’t make you a bad person.
- Many people who have gone through a traumatic experience become more resilient.
- Practice self-compassion. Imagine someone else having gone through what you went through. You would be compassionate towards them. Do the same for yourself.
- Try to find the humor in the situation and laugh at your own dumb move.
- Congratulate yourself for making a mistake—you are human!
- And lastly, remember: It always could have been worse! Always!
Fall as often as you have to, but make sure to get up, dust yourself off and keep on going, no matter what.
