It's not how we make mistakes, but how we correct them that defines us." ~ Rachel Wolchin
Everyone screws up and to quote Hannah Montana, “Everybody makes mistakes”. Some of these mistakes are worse than others. So, now that I’m in college, I figured I would look back at the past 18 years and realize the mistakes I’ve made. So, here it is…
I’m sorry to those I’ve yelled at. Fights are stupid. Sometimes they seem so important at the time but, in the end, there is nothing that comes out of an argument except hurt feelings. Listen and accept, don’t fight.
"Sometimes the biggest arguments happen over the smallest things."
I’m sorry for those I’ve lied to. At the time, I thought it would help the situation. But, in the end, if I had to lie to make myself or someone else happy, then it isn’t worth it. I should be worried about my own happiness and if I have to lie to someone to keep them happy, then they aren’t meant to be in my life.
"Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile."
I’m sorry for those I’ve hurt. Now this is a tough one. For most of my life, I let people walk all over me. I put everyones' happiness before mine and I'm finally realizing that it isn't worth it. It isn't worth constantly faking the smile for other people, if when I'm alone all i do is cry. Recently, I have changed my outlook for the better. Now I think about myself and what will make me happy and sometimes what makes me happy will upset others. If my actions truly bother someone enough that they are mad enough that I can't be happy, that is not who I want in my life. I think that is a reasonable request to ask for people to be happy with my choices unless the choices would harm me or someone else. But if I genuinely happy, please be happy for me next time. But how I look at it, if someone is so hurt or distraught at the idea of my happiness, well, I don’t really need them around anyway. But overall, whether you belong in my life or not, I am still sorry.
"People will never understand the guilt I feel when I hurt someone I truely love."
So, in the end, I really am sorry for the mistakes I’ve made in my past. In the end, I wouldn’t be where I am right now if I didn’t make those mistakes. And, with all of them, I am a better person. If you are reading this and realize I am not apologizing for something you thing I should be, just remember;
"Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got" ~ Robert Brault
