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Mistakes Happen

Nobody's perfect

Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same.
- Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War

 Since this is an art blog, here is the artwork that caused all of the hubbub (I never get to use that word 😄) you're about to read.

It's beautiful right?

Source: @_tillytheartist
This past spring I was so excited to find a beautiful, ethereal rendition of Solange that I rushed to post it. I didn't research and assumed her Instagram handle would obviously start with @solange. Well, I posted it and then I received this comment😓
It may not seem that bad to you but I was mortified💀. My emotions ran all over the place. I panicked thinking about what other people would think when they saw my error pointed out. And then it had to be Solange of all people. Then I started wondering how many people saw the comment before I did. I thought about deleting the comment and correcting my caption like it was no big deal. 

Somehow I calmed myself down enough to really think about my next actions. I chose to leave the comment that pointed out my mistake and reply:


Look at me guys. Cool as cucumber. Not! But I made a conscious decision to allow my inside feelings to catch up with my outward reaction of appearing to be calm.

The overall lesson I am learning (because airing out my mistakes still makes me super uncomfortable) is this:
Source: @tyra_powers
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Comment below about how you handled one of your mistakes being revealed either to people you know or to strangers💬







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