Falling Over and Over Again

Why is it that some of us never learn our lesson? No matter how many times we are presented with the same situation, we react the same way. Even if the outcome is detrimental to us, we fall over and over again. We pick ourselves up until the next time, never seeming to remember that we've done this before. The universe tends to set up these lessons to keep us on our toes. But some of them are more difficult to learn than others. It's only when we hit the ground hard that we remember we're back where we started. Eventually some of us learn what we need to, but many of us are still in the process. Although we continue to fall, the recovery time is much shorter. We may not be able to stop from falling in life, but we can prevent ourselves from getting hurt too badly. Today, learn to fall gracefully. Know that for every mistake you make, you become stronger. There will come a time when you will be able to teach others what you have learned from falling down.

It's fun to mix things up...

 

(I used to get upset that I was making the same mistakes over and over. But in looking at the situation, I realize that my responses are slowly changing over time. I may not be able to control the situation, but I can control my reaction.)