March 17

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All this talk about grounding and punishment has reminded me how much I often punish myself for missteps and mistakes. I am the queen of stumbling or screwing up and then dwelling on it for weeks on end. It's such a toxic place to be. While I do think it's a good exercise to recognize a fault or concern and address lessons learned, I think stewing about mistakes is a mucky place to live.

That's when Blinders come in handy. They force you to focus on the present and look ahead toward the future.

I hope my little grounded one learns her lesson, slaps on her Blinders and moves forward without injury of spirit. I hope the same for myself next time I pack my son his sister's shirt for weight training (whoops!) or feel responsible for my child's poor study habits (not my bag, right?) or fumble something at work. I'm going to tuck this into my purse

Philippians 3: 14: "but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus."