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ORIGINAL: NihilusZero

I am not at all fond of the "we are the sum of our mistakes" bit, but rather: We are the sum of our mistakes subtracted from what we could have been without them.

This doesn't mean that mistakes won't happen or that you can't learn from them, just that you don't need to turn them into pretty, karmic shoulder-angels in order to move on. Part of the purpose of mistakes is so that there is a certain bit of haunting they do, keeping you ever more attentive to avoiding them in the future.

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Everyone makes mistakes. The question I would ask, do you learn from your mistakes or do you make the same ones over and over again.

Dstryer

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I've been known to trip over the bare floor. The rug would at least be reasonable. Some of us are less than graceful.

Now if this really annoys you and you want to put time in to change it, I would suggest an exercise program that encorporates ballet type movements to teach grace.

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ORIGINAL: fadedshadow

is it possible to be flawless and not screw up?   Yes....I've done this my entire life.  It takes some rather spectacular effort.  i seem to make mistakes often because i'm either forgetful or clumsy and i end up (not literally) beating myself over it.  Don't concern yourself with this issue....many try and fail.  It's all good....do what you can....not what you can't. should i continue to try being flawless (No....few can actually walk in and walk out carrying this baton....accept your weaknesses) or accept my faults and move on? (see previous) i know it's a useless question but it's something i have trouble with (it's not a useless question, and you shouldn't feel abridged by asking it....you're trying to grow...it's okay....never fear....you'll stumble...then fall....and then embarrass yourself entirely by throwing up on someone's shoes that you're trying to gain employment by).

It happens.

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ORIGINAL: eyesopened

You declare that you make mistakes because you are forgetful and that your are clumsy. Are you always clumsy? Do you forget things all the time? Or have you recently tripped on the rug or lost track of time? To declare oneself clumsy is a cop out in my opinion. We all trip over our own feet from time to time. That doesn't make us flawed or even clumsy. Each and every one of us has forgotten something. That doesn't make us forgetful.

It is always in our best interests to do our best at anything worth doing. It is never in our best interest to find convenient labels in order to play the blame game, even when blaming ourselves. If you are tripping over the rug, consider replacing the rug. I don't see either option of trying to be flawless or accepting a convenient label be the only options available.