Give Yourself A Mulligan

If you are not a golfer, you might not know what a mulligan is. But you have me, so I will tell you. :) A mulligan is basically a do-over if you mess up. A freebie. We all look the other way, and you get another shot. But you typically only get one of them per game.

We will often make quick judgments about people who royally mess up, right? Or maybe that is just me. ;) But, look at Peter. He denies Jesus 3 times! THREE times. And, he even had advanced notice that he would! Do that. He must have really felt like a heel. But guess who gave him a mulligan? Jesus. And not only gave him another shot, but made him the first Pope.

Now, pretend you mess up. Figuratively, obviously. Say, for example, you go out on Friday night with friends, overindulge, and mess up royally. You feel like a real heel since you have been working so hard on tracking your macros and working out all week long. So, what do you do? Most of us will resign to start again on Monday, seeing as though there is no use in starting again on a Saturday.

Friday nights happen. And when they do, it is time to take the mulligan. But the mulligan is for Friday night, not all of Saturday and Sunday. Don't dwell on the past. Put that ball down again and swing away Saturday morning.

Forgive yourself and move on. Remember, look forward, not behind. We are on the journey together, so let's continue onward and upward.