In life, we all make mistakes that affect us in some way or another. Sometimes these mistakes hurt us, but there are those times that they actually make you a better person, stronger,gives you a better outlook on life, etc. I've made a lot of mistakes, most of them resulting in trips to the emergency room. But I learned something from almost all of them; I learned that no matter how close I come to my breaking point, I will always keep trying, even if along the way, there's pain.
So what I want you guys to do is to comment about the result of a mistake that affected you, but in a positive way. You don't have to share the mistake if you don't want to, just the result.
Do some soul searching(:
I've done a lot of mistakes, some ending with friendships ending or a fight with my parents or ending with me being upset. But each one has taught me to be a better person than I am. I will never stop trying to live up to my expectations of who I really am and what I want to be in a perfectly mixed balance.
ReplyDeleteI like how you said you will never stop trying, that is something I have seen in many people, which makes me believe there is hope for the world. I agree with that statement, I will never give up. There have been people that I have seen give up, and it destroys them.
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ReplyDeleteI've made a lot of mistakes, sometimes only once and other times I have made the same mistake multiple times. I have learned from it that I am human. It is natural for me to make mistakes because I am not perfect. I have learned that on my own I can not be completely free of my mistakes, if I get rid of one another will take its place. But also from this I have learned to never give up. I have learned to fight for what I believe, and when I fall down on my knees it won't be for long, maybe a year but in life that is a short time. Eventually I will stand.
ReplyDeleteKevin, you're right. We're all only human, so we're bound to make mistakes. None of us are perfect. I also like the point you made of saying that yuo can recover, even if it takes a while.
DeleteI learned to be more responsible. patient. wait for the right time, a few years maybe. make sure to know what I'm getting myself into and look before I leap. Even though you think you're ready for something there is always a chance that you're wrong.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in fifth grade, I got bullied for no reason. I didn't really confront the problem, and that's where I made my mistake. In the end, it was some of my friends who had to stand up for me, but I think that now I know that ignoring something won't make it go away, so now I like to think I'm a more confident person. My mistake taught me to stand up for myself and I think that's a good thing. :)
ReplyDeleteOne of my biggest mistakes is saying things/doing something that might offend somebody but doing it anyways. In the past I was not a very good friend to my friends. And in the end, my friends got tired of my bull***t. I have learned to really think before I speak. That sometimes jokes can be offensive even if they are jokes. I learned most of all to respect the emotions and feelings of others because when a friend shares a secret or expresses their troubles to you, the last thing you should do is judge.
ReplyDeleteLast year, I got involved in a lot of drama with the people I called my friends. It was not a good time for me in my life and I can honestly say that I regret everything that had happened. Because of this I am a little pickier about friends and making sure the ones that I choose will be there for me no matter what. I am normally the type of person to trust really easily and because of what happened I am now more skeptical. That event really showed me what mistakes I have been making throughout.
ReplyDeleteI was best friends with a girl who completely backstabbed me for her own entertainment, but because of it, it has helped me realized to not trust everyone and to not give a thousand chances. I can't let people walk on all over me like a rug and to have a backbone. Now, because of her, I have only good friends and not friends who treat me as if I'm worthless.
ReplyDeleteLast year, I was in a relationship in which no matter how much I tried, the relationship kept going downhill. I learned that a relationship is about give and take, and that it takes effort on both sides. All this taught me what i really look for in a relationship and taught me to stand up for myself and make sure I have my side of the story be heard. All of this has helped me to become a better person and better boyfriend and has helped me in my current and hopefully final relationship that I am in now!
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DeleteThe result of my mistake was open eyes and a willing, loving soul.
ReplyDeleteI made the mistake of trusting people with pretty much everything; That ended badly. I made the mistake of thinking that high school would be a nightmare; I actually enjoy it. I made the mistake of letting people get to close; At least we're even if it ever comes down to it (highly doubted).
ReplyDeleteI've learned that relationships don't revolve around the heart, and that there is a lot of mind and thought that go into them. There are so many other things.. and I feel like if I hadn't taken the wrong path any now and then, I wouldn't be able to breathe and express the kind of person I want to be.
The mistakes are endless but we do learn in forcing ourselves to stand back up and live again, throwing ourselves back at life as if nothing can keep us from the experience. I feel as though I'm still learning from my biggest mistake, which was not asking for help. I've learned that it is ok to lean on someone, and that love is powerful and necessary in order to trust again.
ReplyDeleteI made the mistake of forsaking my mother. She's my tether to emotinal stability. We were. Hmm. We were, away mentally.She and I weren't. I can't do this. Take my word for it? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI used to run a Minecraft server with a man I'd met online. One day, he'd abused his powers on another friend of mine and I stood up to him. He completely flipped and kicked me off from being co-host. For awhile, I'd thought I'd made a mistake, now no longer being able to run a server I loved, but I realized sticking up for my friend was for the better.
ReplyDeleteThrough everything, including heartbreak, i can say I've become a stronger person through my experience. I may have ended up wounded, but it was very much worth it.
ReplyDeleteEvery thing that has happened to me has made me stronger. I was in this relationship last year and everything was going good until the summer came and he never wanted to hang out or do anything so we broke up. It is now been a year and I have to say that ever since we broke up I've been a better person. I don't worry as much any more about how shy I was talking to people because I've learned that you have to get out there and try new things and meet new people.
ReplyDeleteI've became stronger when i moved to minooka. I was really weird and annoying when i was young and moving gave me a restart. It was hard still to leave the few good friends i did have, but i learned to make new ones. It helped me learn to calm down more and normal out.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the moving thing it's hard but u actually like minooka better than my old towns it wasn't great at first but I've made a lot of great friends here
DeleteI made the mistake of thinking that I was alone I stayed in a very toxic friendship for a very long time eventually my real friends convinced me that I needed to break it off the comments were cutting deep and they were worried about me. It was a mistake to lay low and take everything that that so called friend threw at me but I learned who my real friends are and that I am never alone. I also learned that it's okay to ask for help when you need it.
ReplyDeleteThe only mistakes ive ever made ended negatively. But i'm going to try and see the silver lining. I made the mistake this year of being lazy. I can honestly say i did not do alot of my homework, for all of my classes, because "i was too busy" "i had practice" or "i really wanted to watch the little mermaid last night." Of course the result of my laziness ended negatively with the dropping of my grades and groundings from my parents. The only silver lining to this would be that i know now how much homework really does have an effect on your grade. You can get A's on tests and quizzes and participation, but if you don't do you're homework, you could still end with a D. I learned this year that school isn't going to get any easier and i only get one shot. Now i know how much more i need to push myself to survive my junior year.
ReplyDeleteThe boxes ruin everything
ReplyDeletewith their little magic screens
In snared in pixelation
Tapping away on their machines
Pushing buttons instead of people
starting down into their laps
Oh where have all my children gone?
I miss their joy us laughs
But My home stands empty
And the feet have sealed to kick
I never thought I'd be replaced
By a tapping stylus stick
The breeze lends me comfort
Pulling me in when I'm alone
I ask him where my children went
And he tells me they've gone home.