To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it.
--Josh Jenkins

It's okay to make mistakes. But we shouldn't live a life of excuses. We shouldn't slide over our mistakes; we should learn from them.

Excuses keep us apart from ourselves and others. People don't trust us if we won't admit and accept our mistakes. Relying on excuses dooms us to repeat the same mistakes.

In recovery, we admit and accept our behavior. We do this by continuing to take an inventory of our lives. We do this so we can learn from our mistakes. "Owning" our mistakes helps us grow.

Action for the Day

Today, I'll list my five favorite excuses and I'll think of the last time I used each of them. What was I trying to avoid?