Half empty or half full??

Tonight's tap show went well. Emma and the girls did great again and I..well, I missed a step. Mind you I'm in the front row so, there's no hiding it. However, it got me to thinking. Of course I was focused on my error after the performance was over. It tried to overshadow the fact that I had had fun dancing and being among friends. It tried to chip away at my self-worth and tried to awaken that old perfectionism I used to grapple with. And then I thought- wait, I have a choice right here in this moment. I can focus on the one small thing I missed and be a big negative bummer or on everything I did right and how much fun I was having. Letting go of the ego is tough for all of us. We can have such high expectations of ourselves and what we forget is that no one else is holding us up to that standard. If they are that's their issue to deal with...not mine. I'm totally in control of letting myself off the hook. So, I had a great time dancing and watching my friends and their kids and grandkids dancing. I was not the best dancer there but it really doesn't matter. Several other people missed steps too, but since I wasn't there to critique them I just enjoyed it. It is good to be reminded that we are all human and all make mistakes. Thank goodness or we'd be...well, robots. So, a bit of a long story to say, I'm choosing to be a glass is half full kind of girl. What a blessing it is to be part of something fun with people I know and love. That is the memory I choose to take away from the Tap Show and now I can say I am truly looking forward to doing it all again tomorrow night...come what may.