Mistakes Are Okay

Last spring I planted strawberry plants in a bed I made especially for them.  They were little, tiny bare root things when I planted.  Last year, they were well-behaved little plants, even producing a few little strawberries.

That was last year.

This year, they turned into monsters, trying to take over everything in their path.  They escaped their well-ordered bed into the garlic and broccoli beds.  Now, they are big, huge plants covered in blooms.

I also planted two blueberry bushes in the center of the strawberry bed.  I thought the blueberry bushes would grow fast enough that they would be taller than the strawberries.  Mistake.  Instead, the strawberries have overwhelmed the blueberry bushes.

Not to worry though.  This week, I'm going to dig out the blueberry bushes and give them their own space so they can become a hedge around the goldfish pond.  Sometimes, different things just need their own space.

We all make mistakes, whether it's gardening, or something much more serious.  Some mistakes can be fixed (like my blueberry bushes), some can't.  Some mistakes hurt.

But to overcome our mistakes, we have to try to forgive ourselves, recognize that we are human and mistakes will happen, and try to learn from them and not repeat them.

Forgive yourself for your mistakes and forgive others theirs.  

If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down.
-- Mary Pickford

Have a happy day!