I think most of us mess up, or go a bit too far, at times.
Glad you said 'most'.
If you did something that you feel badly about, it doesn't need to make you stop participating.
Exactly! Like when I go out drinking. I feel bad about vomiting on some poor girl's shoes on the dance floor, but the important thing is, I buy another Screaming Orgasm and keep on boogeying!
(Metaphor time )
Awww...I love your metaphors, 4con...
*sits cross-legged at 4con's feet*
The way I see it, as we journey down the road, most of us cross the line from time to time. If we over-overreact and over correct we might end up in a ditch, or facing a head-on collision. If we pull off the road and just stop, and refuse to move forward, just because we messed up a little -- we get no where.
Exactly. I decided to duct tape old car tyres around the chassy, amd charge ahead, dodgem car style.
Best case scenario I can think of is to pay attention, understand what occurred, learn what you might benefit from learning, and gently make correction to ease back into a more centered position. At some point, I think we need to forgive ourselves for being human and messing up.
We can forgive ourselves? Holy Crap! Take that, Pope!!!