We ruminate a play-by-play of the event 
unable to change the outcome 
it is suffering by our own hand 

we inflict the pain and punishment

Eventually it gets replaced by the next mistake. 
That one takes center stage, 
replaying the part that can never change

Why do we do this to ourselves? 

I believe the mind wants to turn the events over 
and over searching to find the solution 
so we don’t keep making the same mistake.

I am learning to change the script. 

Mistakes make me human. 
They help me to grow and evolve. 
The experiences shape who I am at its core 

I don’t want to avoid, ridicule or shame myself 
for the past. 

Now when I make a mistake, 
I gently say, “Aren’t you incredibly human?”
 
This is the love and acceptance that we long for 

And it was here all along. 
I am grateful for the lessons learned.