By Paulo Coelho
The German philosopher F. Nietzsche once said: “it is no use living arguing about everything; it is part of human nature to make a mistake now and again.”
Yet we all know people who absolutely insist that they are right even down to the smallest details. We ourselves are often included in this category: we don’t allow ourselves to make mistakes. All that we achieve with such an attitude is the fear of moving forward - because certain steps call for new decisions whose results are unknown to us.
The fear of making a mistake is the door that locks us up in the castle of mediocrity: if we manage to overcome this fear, we are taking an important step towards our freedom.
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Dear Paulo,
You continue to remind us of how important it is to overcome the fear, and to have courage. I can see my own mistakes everyday, yet my lack of determination only chains me further down to where I was yesterday. I have many doubts about my actions and intuition in the midst of academically brilliant minds, and it is agonizing that I find myself repeating what I know needs change. I hope that someday things will change, but when courageous plans turn to dust over mere hesitance, I wonder what the true difference is between realizing your ideals and hesitating, and I see that it is a true, consistent courage, not a burst of desperation.
Thank you for your meaningful message.
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nobody,s perfect, what is important is learn to accept mistakes and learn from it and promise to yourself that you will never do it again
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nobody,s perfect, what is important is learn to accept mistakes and learn from it and promise to yuourself that you will never do it again
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If I had a penny for every mistake I’;d made ,I’d be a very rich woman.I wish,beyond wishes that iwould have the sense to learn from my mistakes instead of repeating them
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You are right again … it feels like I´m being lectured, but I need that sometime ;-)
I need to think in the bigger picture, not being locked up in small details.
Sometimes I get so tired of myself, and they I say to myself …have patience Jessica with yourself, and forgive yourself for your mistakes, it´s the intention that matter.
We need to make mistakes so we know which way to choose next time around.
Thank you for helping me see the bigger picture again :-)
Love Jessica
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I think the biggest mistake lies in not trying, not living, not pushing our boundaries. As for the mistakes we make in the process - they are not mistakes - they are part of our education - my Grandfather called them ’school money’. I have heaps of mistakes to call my own, and I don’t regret most, if not all - they were all part of my learning curve, and there’s no shame in learning.
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When does Christmas begin?
When the weak forgive the strong for their weaknesses,
when the strong learn to love the power of their weaknesses,
when those who have, share with those who have not,
when the loud spend a little time with the silent,
and understand what silence wants to say,
when the silent become loud and the loud, silent,
when what seems important, becomes so unimportant,
the seemingly unimportant, becomes important and large,
when in the midst of darkness, a spark of “light”
promises comfort, & brightness in your life,
and you do not hesitate, rather you walk,
just as you are, towards it…
then… yes then…
Christmas truly begins.
by (Rolf Kreuzer)
Translated from German by
(Paul from Austria)
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It’s hard to accept mistakes, but I believe it’s just as hard to accept accomplishments. The most important thing to me is to be honest to myself and to be able to tell the difference.
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Fear inhibits the libido leading to anxiety.
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Dear Paulo,
This is very good point. Mothers should be tought to accept mistakes of their children so there would be less locked doors and more happy lives !
Love
Luce
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It’s Christmas , lets have some fun -
The only mistake people make is not agreeing with me!!! LOL
Love Ya
Tracy Ann
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When I think of all the mistakes I made thinking I was avoiding making any mistakes! Here is to the greatness that comes from taking a risk… Thanks for another wonderful post… :-)
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The ‘right and wrong’ is a matter of perception. What I think that it is right, for somebody else may seem quite wrong. So we are not the judges for anybody else’ s actions or decisions. Since each one of us is unique nobody can make the decisions for us. Not even our parents are in the position to take the decisions for us. It seems that I had a wise father. He used to put in front of me all possible ways for a given problem, but he used to leave the responsibility on me. He was my .. guide, but not my .. master.
Of course, now that I go back, I wish I could be ..eighteen again and be … a little less cautious and more daring!! The safety of the nest is not a place for the …birds who must fly and have strong wings!! Fear for … losing the security may result in having a bird in a … golden cage dying of …Vitriol!!!
LOVE,
Thelma
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Admitting to our mistakes is very liberating. It is a great gift to the one who has come to a point not intended. To say: I was wrong.
It goes hand in hand with: I’m sorry. Yet another liberating thing to say.
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Oh yes!
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Mistakes ?
I think I have wasted so much of my life being afraid, of mistakes i might make have made.
Maybe there is some small gift in making a mistake.I found myself writing a poem and painting when I could not face myself.Perhaps through mistakes I found prayer, some other part of me I never knew was in me.It’s hard to accept though some mistakes.We live, we learn.
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Breaking the shell is hard, but to fly is pleasure ;-)
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Tal vez hay errores tan necesarios y sanos.. tan indomesticables que permiten entrar sin llamar a la puerta, tal vez hay caminos insondables que en su retorno llevan a lo eterno…
Un abrazo, hace poco un libro tuyo y de todos, llego a mis manos, y lei los cuentos a mi madre de orejas grandes.
Mactub!
Tu magia es vida para muchos, y tu vida magia para algunos.
Tus letras escritas para quien las busque.. tus lugares descritos para los peregrinos sin rumbo fijo, y tus idiomas para el mundo.
Otro abrazo para ti y los pájaros que vuelan cerca tuyo.. y aunque solo soy una esteparia hoy la ventana esta abierta… y se ve montaña nevada y cielo malva. Y oh muchos mas ruidecitos..
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