I think about times in my life when I’ve made mistakes. I review the options that are in front of me and I think about the implications.  How can I make those who were affected by my mistake feel better about themselves and/or about the issue?  How can I make right what I initially messed up?  How do I regain the trust of those involved? This is not an easy thing to do.  Who wants people to know that one has made an error?  However, asking for forgiveness and owning up to the misinterpretation is far less stressful…