Burning Bagels and Mis-takes by Michael Bernard Beckwith

“A conscious realization of our innate oneness with the Ineffable does not mean that we will never make a mistake again. Even enlightened beings burn their bagels once in a while. It’s important to maintain a sense of humor because this is how you will stop being afraid of making a mistake. You’ll make some, but so what? That’s why they’re called mis-takes. Humor relaxes the uptight ego. You get a new cue from your inner Self and simply say, “I missed my cue, so let’s do a second take.” Your willingness to take the risk of making a mistake is actually an expression of courage and a willingness to grow from them. Mistakes are about getting the blessing in the lesson and the lesson in the blessing.” ~ Michael Bernard Beckwith from Spiritual Liberation

Your ego a little uptight on occasion? (Mine, too. :)

Time to take ourselves a little less seriously, laugh the next time we burn the bagels and KNOW that a “mistake” is just a “mis-take.” (Isn’t that cool?!? :)

What’s one bagel burning mis-take you need to look at and laugh at?

This is important, let’s make it official.

I need to laugh at this bagel burning mis-take that’s currently stressin’ me out:

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Nice.

Here’s to celebrating the fact we’ve got the courage to take the risk of making a mistake and the willingness to grow from them! :)

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