another blunder

I did it again. I returned a large stack of books to the library (where I work, incidentally), but later realized that one of the books didn't go to that library.

I can just imagine my coworkers finding that book and thinking, "Winter did it again. What a thoughtless, selfish, and inconsiderate girl. When is she going to grow up and stop expecting everyone else to clean up her messes?"

Hi...you should realize that we all make mistakes....I never try to get on the case of someone who works under me for a mistake but I do always try to teach them how to avoid that mistake and learn from it. Anyone who acts like they do not make mistakes is a liar. I think confident people realize this fact and have learned to be more self aware.

A worker who cares and tries hard is definitely appreciated by me.

you were right to put this post under self-esteem. it was a simple mistake and doesn't nearly qualify for a "mess". youre catastrophizing the event and making it bigger than it needs to be. learn to be compassionate with yourself when you make innocent mistakes like this. take care.

When i saw the thread title, i thought of thomas edison being one step closer to inventing the lightbulb.

I gained that it is a very easy mistake to make (and one that many other people make) chances are good that your coworkers will laugh it off and not give it much thought. There are so many other mistakes that people can make that have much more dire consequences. Plus, since you work there you can always go and fix the problem yourself. Life is too short to be hard on yourself.

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EVERYONE makes mistakes.... you are not alone. Just endeavor to make creative new ones rather than repeating the same ones..... that is my approach. If I do make the same one AGAIN I tend to think, "Ok, maybe I will learn from it THIS time." Usually I don't make the same mistake more than 3 times..... but what mistakes I make the important thing is to be able to forgive myself because if I can't do that it is harder to forgive others their mistakes too. Forgiving others and oneself comes from recognizing the humanity we ALL share, from realizing ALL people are fallible, and, if nobody was hurt irreparably, the forgiveness flows from me more easily.

Try looking at your situation as you would if you were the best friend of the person making the mistake. Doing that will help you BECOME your own best friend.... tell yourself what you would tell your best friend if he/she made that same mistake. Then smile. You're worth it.