Living past mistakes

Scott Schwab:
There are many mistakes in life that one can make and many of us make them. The problem for many of us, is that we carry this weight with us throughout our life. I was at a seminar once listening to Brian Tracy. The man is amazing and has done so much good. He explained a scenario of a person that goes through life and finds a person that will listen to them and they unload their problems to any listener possible. This dead weight not only prevents our personal growth, but it effects our relationships, our health, and our peace of mind.
It is inevitable that mistakes will happen while we are here on this earth. The key is to make sure that we find closure and move forward. Easier said than done right? Well maybe. Anything in life, depends on the energy that we give a situation and our resolve to either move past and live a different life, or remember and carry the scar with us everywhere.
We have spoken about this mentality before and it is known by some as the victim mentality. Being victim minded is holding onto the past and allowing it to define our present and our future. Either way, we are not moving forward, and we are not living. To live free of mistakes may be impossible, but allowing mistakes to define us is possible. It is very common, but harmful to our health. The weight of mistakes causes stress, anxiety, and can often lead to a life full of regret.
The best way I know to overcome mistakes, is simply face them. Too often we allow or have other people deal with our mistakes and we lose the opportunity for growth. Often we try to avoid discomfort, but often times it is the discomfort that allows us to grow. Facing a mistake is challenging, but doable. Learning how to take responsibility allows us to eliminate the victim within; and the victim within is only trying to hold you back and make you fail. See you wont take risks when you have been hurt, or feel like you know the outcome. You will not engage in life when life has given you hard times. The victim mentality is as harmful as fear.
Keep your head up and move forward. Live past your mistakes. There is no personal gratification living your life in the box of comfort that we build for ourselves. That scenario will keep us from love, growth, and happiness. Take in the good and the bad, and realize that tomorrow is another day and you will master whatever the challenge.