Accepting Our Humanness

 “To err is human…” …and to recognize my part is to finally start growing up.

I’ve had decades of experience doing the “it wasn’t me” shuffle. Stuff just happened to me. I had all the emotional maturity of a three-year-old in a toy store. People who demonstrated the strange ability to own their own mistakes mystified me - how was that even possible? I made awkward attempts, but the ‘reasons’ were part of the ‘ownership’. That wasn’t honesty - it was just another form of deflection and self-deception.

When I was challenged to look at my resentments and see where I had contributed, I began to truly accept my humanness. This school called Life is so full of lessons, not the least of which is the one called My Part. Where have I been selfish? Where have I dishonored my dignity? Where have I been deceitful, both with others and with myself? Where were my expectations out of alignment with my highest good?

When I look at these things, I can also honestly see where I’ve done well, where I’ve taken the right action, where I’ve had honest achievements, where I’ve honored the divine within.

To err is totally human, and to recognize and take responsible ownership for those errors is the road to personal growth and peace.