Surviving the Domestic Jungle

I am a firm believer that we all make mistakes. I am also a firm believer that all can be forgiven on the basis that something is learned from that mistake. Isn’t that the whole point of a mistake? To LEARN from it? If you continue to make the same mistake over and over and over, how can you ever expect to be taken seriously? I have a few repeat offenders in my life and while I love them, sometimes you have to just step away and allow them to fall flat on their face until the day comes they have gotten so low that they ask you for help. It saddens me so much that some people have to go through hell and turmoil before they ‘get it’ but some do. I cant imagine that. I feel like I would never get that out of control before I payed attention but I also spend a lot of time analyzing myself and my behavior (If you hadnt noticed!) I really try to be aware of myself as I am pretty sure I wasn’t when I was younger. I have a crooked smile I was unaware of until a boyfriend pointed it out when I was 18. Yes, I was blissfully unaware that I looked like Sylvester Stallone when I smile until the age of 18. I also was unaware of the fact that I had a freckle on the end of my nose until one day in high school I saw a girl with one and thought, ‘thank god I don’t have one of those’. Go to the bathroom and boom, I have one! I never noticed!! If you don’t notice the little things like smiles and freckles, chances are you aren’t noticing the big things. I now notice everything and am constantly trying to figure out myself and not that I am by any means someone to listen to one this topic, but maybe if we stopped and focused all of the energy spent making mistakes on the betterment of ourselves, things would be better…