building a mountain out of a molehill

Have you at any time felt so disappointed at yourself because you did something wrong? I had that kind of feeling today. It was not something big, I just said something that I shouldnt say. So what happened was I kept thinking about it, thinking :

Shit I shouldnt have said that to him and her

It was that kind of time that I felt upset. I ofcourse try to minimize these kind of stupid blurps. But it happens. It happens when you are walking and not really listening to yourself. It happens when you have too many things on your mind that you are not inputing your thoughts through your brain before you speak. That happened to me umpteen times.

A harmless comment, a innocent gesture can transfer negative vibes to another person. But today, I have learnt how to handle such situations:

1. Take a deep breath
2. Think about when you are 60 years old with white and all - what are the important things in life then?
3. Understand that what had happened had happened and you cannot and will not be able to reverse time
4. But yet do not be complacent learn from the mistake and promise that next time you would not make such a mistake anymore
5. Then think about when you are 60 years old then tell yourself
   I know that I have done something wrong but I am going to improve by not making the same error. When I am 60, I would not think about this mistake and I will be happy because when I was young I had understood and corrected most of my faults

I think I hope that I will still be happily married and living happily with my hubby by the time I reach 60, who by then has already been my partner for 43 years!

I admit, I am just trying to make myself feel better. But what's wrong with that. There's so much in life that I can't look forward to. I am not going to be stuck with the thought....perhaps if I say sorry to the person he/she might think that I am building a mountain out of a molehill.