Good Intentions

Here's what I love about life and the people in mine. I write a post about mistakes and it get a lot of traction. Obviously, it is a shared human foible - we ALL make mistakes. Hopefully, we learn from them as well.

Here are a few examples of the things people said to me regarding the blog piece:

• I work in the NICU. Giving a preemie the wrong medicine, THAT's a mistake.
  
• It's not like it was millions of dollars; I know someone who works on Wall Street who regularly loses tens of millions of dollars.
  
• Surgery on the wrong part of the body, that's bad.
  

I went into the salon yesterday to have my hair colored - one simply cannot have a landing strip on their roots when one is greeting the people coming into the salon. I was greeted just like every day, "Hey Mags, Hi Maggie, Wake Up Maggie, Maggie May (you get the picture)." I was not the woman who made a huge error. THAT person was living in my head. No one else really gives a fat rats ass about her. Only I did.

Today is a new day. I get to start all over again. We are putting procedures in place for the "newbie." This has been a learning experience for me and for the salon. A teachable moment if you will. (How much do you hate that phrase? I can't stand it.)

I believe in my heart we all start out with the best intentions. I don't think anyone wakes up and thinks to themselves, "Oooooohhh, what can I do to screw up today." 

In 1994, I went skiing in Colorado at Copper Mountain. The skier behind me lost control, slammed into me and ultimately broke my leg. I am 100% certain he didn't wake up that morning and think to himself, "I'm gonna plow down someone in front of me today." Many people suggested suing him. What for? I had medical insurance. The co-pay wasn't staggering. It was an accident.

In the 80's I was stopped at a red light. The light turned green. I went. EXCEPT, the car in front of me didn't. It was an accident.

This is why there is insurance. For accidents of every kind.

And so, today, if you make a mistake, isn't it comforting to know we're all in good company. I can tell you with full assurance you may not feel that way at first, but, give it twenty-four hours.

xo

There are much shorter versions of this song. However, this one made me want to do the flamingo or merengue or some other dance through my house while listening to it, so, I had share it with you as well. 
Get out your castanets!
http://youtu.be/dF-fKECmLQA
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda