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Photo Credit: Debbie Hampton<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Have you made any errors in judgment lately? Did your judgment lead you to attitudes or actions that you would later regret? I have, maybe not as of yet this morning, but definitely yesterday. Some folks are more accomplished at shrugging them off and moving on. I over-think them, and sometimes beat myself up for them. Not always correcting course, as in taking responsibility, apologizing, and making amends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ugh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, I have folks in my life who allow me to process these mistakes and determine the best way forward. Both inside my own head and in relationship with others. Community (i.e. caring accountability) is a wonderful thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The graphic above is taken from an article written by Debbie Hampton, this brilliant woman who is also a suicide survivor – talk about a person who took a dark turn in her decision-making and managed to come out the other side in a much better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She talks about taking the mistakes we make and dealing with them with forgiveness, kindness, and compassion. We don’t have to be bound by our regret of decisions made. We can reframe our memories and can hopefully extend grace, both to ourselves and others. As we shake off the negative and explore what we can learn, a mental shift and positive action plan are possible. Turning our regrets into lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have Lessons Not Regrets<\/em> – Debbie Hampton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One discipline in decision-making is to assess how it is we are prone to find ourselves, again and again, in situations that cause hurt to ourselves and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychologist Carrie Steckl <\/a>writes about three errors that can affect our decision-making:<\/p>\n\n\n\n