Dealing With Your Stupidity
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Being flexible with your body or mind is not an easy thing to come by. Body flexibility may actually be easier because you can see the progress as you become flexible. Mind flexibility is not as noticeable, nor is it as sustainable until it takes hold in your actions and habits. Learning to be flexible in your job or family can greatly reduce your headaches and heartbreaks.
Forest Gump said,”Stupid is, as stupid does.” So do your best not to be stupid. But when those times come that you are not flexible. When your humanness just jumps right out and bites you on the butt. When you just become stupid. There are things you can do to Reconcile Your Stupidity.
Take Responsibility For Your Stupidity
Sounds simple enough. Well it’s apparently not. I like many of you have been caught red-handed in blazing stupidity and just let it ride. The phrase “I don’t know what you’re talking about” comes to mind. Really? When you think about it, why would anyone try to own up for some of the stupid things people do? I love the TV show “Cops.” It’s the only reality show I watch and I only get to watch it once or twice a month. When some one is caught with drugs, or speeding, or drunk driving, or name the offense. Rarely do they own up to what they have done. These people are caught on camera committing a crime, and refuse to take the blame for their stupidity.
Cops is not the only place you can see this. It happens in offices, it happens in homes, it happens in religious institutions. It happens everywhere. So the next time you do or say something stupid, and you know there will be a next time because you are human. Take responsibility for it. This isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of maturity. Owning up to your mistakes will show that you are willing to learn from them. When you learn you grow.
Deal With It Immediately
Getting past your blunder in the fastest way is always the best way. Once you have taken responsibility, find out how you can make it right. Saying your sorry is a great way to start, but is not the last thing you should do. Find out what you can do to make it better and really do it. You’ve been caught in your stupidity, so now is not the time to try to get off the easy way. Comedian Ron White said, “You can’t fix stupid.” while I agree with Ron on that, you can at least make it better after you have done it.
Realize It Is Not The End Of The World
Some times our stupidity gets the best of us and we lose jobs, homes, and friends. When that happens you have to realize that tomorrow will come and this is not the end. Your final forgiveness comes from a place not seen by human eyes. You also have to forgive yourself. Many times that is the reason we hide from our stupidity. It is harder to forgive yourself than anyone else. Once you say your sorry, and if you genuinely are, and there is nothing more you can do you have to move on. Give it to God and start again.
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I especially like your statement about it "not being the end of the world". We replay our stupid mistakes over and over in our head, when everyone else has forgotten it years ago. How difficult it is to just let it go.
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What to do next when one does something stupid is really the only way to save face. Of course, apologizing and doing something about it to make things better are the only best things to do. This is a nice article, btw.
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I think that people have a vision of perfect in their head and when that vision is not made into reality they get frustrated. In turn this makes them mentally inflexible. Great article.
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