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we *all* stuff up…

August 28, 2018 by mish No Comments

we live in a world where perfection is valued – getting things right, doing things well… and that’s admirable and good… but give it time, and sooner or later, you *will* stuff up.

no one’s perfect.  and we know that, but yet, what happens when things don’t turn out the way it should?

how do we respond to people when they stuff up?  are we too quick to jump to conclusions about every area of their life when they make one mistake?  is there grace in our interaction with others?  what does it truly mean to forgive?

i think we are taught a lot on how to be excellent at whatever we do, but not enough about how to deal gracefully with bumps along the road.

recently, after a lot of research, i finally decided to invest in something relatively expensive from a company i had never bought from… and when i received the product, i was disappointed to find there was a fault in the product.

my first reaction was to tell myself i should have done more research – and quickly searched on the internet to read reviews.  i must have missed something, how could i be that silly?  i searched through their facebook page (and their competitors), almost wanting to find justification for why i picked them over their competitor.

i then wrote a rather disappointed email with a photograph showing the fault to the company…. at 9:24pm last night.   i had corresponded before with this company in my research, and it took them a while to respond previously, so the thought did cross my mind to leave a facebook review, thinking it would probably invoke a quicker response.

however, what followed next shocked me.  at 9:28pm, no longer than 4 minutes after i had crafted my email, a response came back.  apologising, thanking me for giving them for “an opportunity to amend”, and with an offer to make up for the stuff up.

i’m very glad i refrained from leaving that public facebook review, and gave them time to respond privately.

i learnt a lot from that experience…

+ don’t run away from your problems.  being a natural conflict avoider, that’s what i would do!  however, i’ve found that if you deal with it directly and quickly, people will understand.  less than 18h ago, i thought the worst of that company, but their response in dealing with my situation has made me a convert.

+  be kind to myself!  my first reaction was to “beat” myself over a silly choice of picking that company, versus the other competitors.   i love this quote by jack kornfield “if your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”

+ how am i being compassionate and showing grace to others?

 

 

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serenity. this has been my view over the last two serenity. 
this has been my view over the last two days.  was only planning on stopping one night, but waking up to this was so therapeutic (even though it wasn’t sunny) that i ended up staying here again tonight. 
i always thought i was a beach gal, but i got to say, having a lake side view has been very calming! it’s changed my perception of lake views. 
i’ll definitely be back here again... 

i’m curious - what’s one thing that has surprised u in 2021? 

#dronephotography #bermagui #ingeniaholidays #vanlife
i wonder - could our inability to rest be linked t i wonder - could our inability to rest be linked to our identity? 

i wrote a few thoughts on rest recently and here are some things i’ve been pondering over...

bill johnson said, “busyness is artificial significance.  busyness can make us feel important, but neither our identity or our sense of significance should come from our schedules”
 
don’t be mistaken - it is courageous to give Him space to speak into your life.  it’s brave, to make a deliberate decision not to crowd your life, to deliberately make space. to listen.  to seek Him.  to want to know your maker and creator more intimately. 
 
i don’t know about you, but i think sometimes in my life when i feel overwhelmed, it’s cos’ i have crowded out my life and don’t make space to seek Him and just listen to Him.  or I know what I’m doing isn’t pleasing Him, and I make myself so busy so that I am numb… to everything.. 

here’s a drone shot from today as i spent the day relaxing, chilling and taking it slow on this rainy day! 

i’m curious - especially if u have read to the end of this long post... what do u enjoy doing when u rest?

#dronephotography #bermagui #vanlife #australia #visitnsw
adventure. it’s in my blood... and every so ofte adventure. it’s in my blood... and every so often, i feel the need to explore this great world, to stir my visual senses... travel to different places, experience new things. 
i find that when i get out of my normal environment, it helps me see things differently, think differently, expand my creativity and come up with new ideas. 
i’m grateful for being able to take time out to slow down. breathe. 
selah
new. i sense a change of seasons. a freshness. a new.
i sense a change of seasons. 
a freshness. 
and i’m posting now to remind me of this moment. this feeling. 
now is the time.  i don’t know if i can fully articulate it in words, by every cell in my body senses the change.
finally.
the time is now.
the waiting has passed and i’m declaring a season of fruitfulness, abundance and fullness. 
in the last couple of months but increasing in the last week, i’ve discovered new things about myself, new gifts 🎹, new miracles, new friendships, new communities to embrace, new business, new ideas... at such a phenomenal pace yet with such calm, ease, and flow.  maybe this is the easy yoke i have been pondering over. 
all thanks and to my maker, who creates, provides and sustains everything. 
soli deo gloria

for those of you waiting, i want to say... it was worth the wait. every single second.  cos it tastes all the sweeter knowing the journey it took to get here.
change i woke up to this view and realised change change

i woke up to this view and realised change is part of the clever design of creation.  change that every season brings.  over the last week, these branches have transformed from barren and empty to blossoming beautiful purple flowers. 

often we try and resist change... and fight it.  but i wonder what new thing He is currently doing in your life? often it takes time for others to see what work has been done internally.  so dear friends, keep going, keep preserving, for the fruit will be worth it.
its crazy, this place is only a few kilometers fro its crazy, this place is only a few kilometers from my current home, and after all the years i’ve lived in sydney, i’m still finding new places to explore... 
i feel truly blessed to call australia home... and to be surrounded by amazing creation - both natural and made by people...

today, as i exited this quiet neighborhood with a friend, i was almost shocked to find the busyness and noise of the traffic.. it was almost as if we had entered a peaceful haven for an hour - totally out of this world. 

i desire to find time each day to enter into peace and find stillness with my maker, and to find rest as i commune with him and listen attentively to his words... if only for a brief moment.
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