So often, in daily life as much as great cases of national malfeasance, it is the cover up that will get you, rather than the crime. Admitting our mistakes and our failures, apologizing and setting a new course is so much harder—and more useful—than trying to make sure no one finds out how flawed we are.
What mistake do you need to admit to so that you can move on?
“One mistake does not have to rule a person’s entire life.”
― Joyce Meyer
What is the worst mistake you have forgiven yourself or someone else for?
Things can always go wrong, but some endeavors are more likely to go spectacularly wrong than others.
What is something you feel is worth the significant risk involved? What is not worth the risk?
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
― Bill Gates
What valuable thing have you learned from someone who was unhappy with you?
Christian theology suggests that we live in a fallen world, in which original sin means that we are all sinners. Gravity declares that if you drop something it will fall, because that’s just the way things work.
How do you make sense of the fact that things in the world so often go wrong?
