Oftentimes, when I mess up or do something stupid, the hardest person to get forgiveness from is myself. If I have offended someone else, I usually can confess to them and receive release. If I offend the Almighty, I can trust in the promise of I John 1:7 that if I simply focus on living correctly in the present moment, the past is forgiven. However, in both of these circumstances and in those where the only person I let down is myself, there are times where I struggle and struggle to get over my failure. I tend to replay it over and over in my mind and allow my psyche to tell me that I am insignificant, stupid, or clumsy. I have learned to do three things in these situations:

1. Realize that my sense of worth and value comes from living according to my paradigm in this present moment, not one day ago, one hour ago, one minute ago, or even one second ago.
2. Realize that by succumbing to discouragement I am not helping my failure, but only enlarging and worsening it.
3. Choose to forget the past by actively thinking positive thoughts and doing immediately what I should be doing in this present moment (which is not moaning over failure).

As you move into action and leave the paralyzation of failure behind, remember to breathe, have faith in yourself, and enjoy life!