<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>learn from mistakes Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <atom:link href="https://dianaderringer.com/tag/learn-from-mistakes/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/learn-from-mistakes/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 17:23:05 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-derringer_headshotsm-32x32.png</url> <title>learn from mistakes Archives - Diana Derringer</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/tag/learn-from-mistakes/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Cry Over Spilled Milk</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/cry-over-spilled-milk/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/cry-over-spilled-milk/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[can't undo the past]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cry over spilled milk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[difficulties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[failure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idiom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learn from experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learn from mistakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[milk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[out of control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[past]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spilled milk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trouble]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unhappy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[upset]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://temp.dianaderringer.com/?p=3357</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>“Dry your tears. There is no need to cry over spilled milk.” As a child, I often heard those words. Sometimes I had spilled milk. Usually I was unhappy about something I could not change. We cry over spilled milk when upset about what we cannot control. Often what upset us occurred in the past. We cannot undo the past. We cannot unspill milk. Neither can we undo anything that has already happened. The past is water under the bridge. We...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/cry-over-spilled-milk/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cry-over-spilled-milk/">Cry Over Spilled Milk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3358" src="https://temp.dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cry-Over-Spilled-Milk.jpg" alt="Cry Over Spilled Milk--a glass of spilled milk" width="400" height="373" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cry-Over-Spilled-Milk.jpg 400w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cry-Over-Spilled-Milk-300x280.jpg 300w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cry-Over-Spilled-Milk-322x300.jpg 322w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />“Dry your tears. There is no need to cry over spilled milk.”</p> <p style="text-align: left;">As a child, I often heard those words. Sometimes I had spilled milk. Usually I was unhappy about something I could not change.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">We cry over spilled milk when upset about what we cannot control. Often what upset us occurred in the past.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>We cannot undo the past. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">We cannot unspill milk. Neither can we undo anything that has already happened. The past is <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/water-under-the-bridge/">water under the bridge</a>.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>We can do something about the present and future.</strong></h3> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>If something bad happened in the past, we can learn from the experience.</li> <li>If something good happened, we can remember and smile.</li> <li>If we hurt someone, we can ask forgiveness.</li> <li>If someone hurt us, we can forgive.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">Instead of crying over spilled milk, we can <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/let-bygones-be-bygones/">let bygones be bygones</a>. We can choose to grow from all that happens, good or bad.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead” (Philippians 3:13 NIV).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://eepurl.com/xP7HL">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email</a> and receive a free copy of “Words of Hope for Days that Hurt.”</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcry-over-spilled-milk%2F&linkname=Cry%20Over%20Spilled%20Milk" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcry-over-spilled-milk%2F&linkname=Cry%20Over%20Spilled%20Milk" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcry-over-spilled-milk%2F&linkname=Cry%20Over%20Spilled%20Milk" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcry-over-spilled-milk%2F&linkname=Cry%20Over%20Spilled%20Milk" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcry-over-spilled-milk%2F&linkname=Cry%20Over%20Spilled%20Milk" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Fcry-over-spilled-milk%2F&title=Cry%20Over%20Spilled%20Milk" data-a2a-url="https://dianaderringer.com/cry-over-spilled-milk/" data-a2a-title="Cry Over Spilled Milk"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cry-over-spilled-milk/">Cry Over Spilled Milk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://dianaderringer.com/cry-over-spilled-milk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Fall Flat</title> <link>https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/</link> <comments>https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 00:00:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[devotion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diana Derringer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[difficulties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[failure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fall flat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fall flat on our face]]></category> <category><![CDATA[get up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[idioms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keep trying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learn from mistakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life Lessons from English Expressions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mistakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opportunities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[success]]></category> <category><![CDATA[try again]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Words Wit and Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yellowstone National Park]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://temp.dianaderringer.com/?p=3200</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park may fall on flat land. Yet, they never fall flat. They never fail to amaze us. When we fall flat, we fail. We fail in a big way. Often, we say we fall flat on our face. We all fail. We may wish for a failure-free life, but that will never happen. Sometimes our failures are small. Other times we fail in a big way – we fall flat. We feel like we can’t win for...</p> <p class="read-more"><a class="btn btn-default" href="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/"> Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> Read More</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/">Fall Flat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-3201 size-full" src="https://temp.dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fall-Flat.jpg" alt="Fall Flat--Yellowstone waterfall" width="347" height="450" srcset="https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fall-Flat.jpg 347w, https://dianaderringer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fall-Flat-231x300.jpg 231w" sizes="(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px" />Waterfalls in <a href="https://www.nps.gov/yell">Yellowstone National Park </a>may fall on flat land. Yet, they never fall flat. They never fail to amaze us.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>When we fall flat, we fail. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">We fail in a big way. Often, we say we fall flat on our face.</p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>We all fail. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">We may wish for a failure-free life, but that will never happen. Sometimes our failures are small. Other times we fail in a big way – we fall flat. We feel like we <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/cant-win-for-losing/">can’t win for losing</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Since we all fail, what will we do with those failures?</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Will we stop trying?</li> <li>Will we blame others?</li> <li>Or will we learn from our mistakes?</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Why not turn failures into opportunities?</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Failures teach us what does not work. Each failure moves us one step closer to success. We may find that success when we:</p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Make small changes to what we did before</li> <li>Take a short break to rest our brains and bodies</li> <li>Ask other people to help us</li> <li>Spend our time on something different</li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>If we learn, we have not failed.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: left;">Therefore, when we fall flat, let’s get up and try again.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">“You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence” (1 Corinthians 10:12 MSG).</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://eepurl.com/xP7HL">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email</a> and receive a free copy of “Words of Hope for Days that Hurt.”</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.</p> <p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_pinterest" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Pinterest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&linkname=Fall%20Flat" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fdianaderringer.com%2Ffall-flat%2F&title=Fall%20Flat" data-a2a-url="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/" data-a2a-title="Fall Flat"></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/">Fall Flat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dianaderringer.com">Diana Derringer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://dianaderringer.com/fall-flat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>