Irreparable Damage

"Sometimes success requires persistence and hard work. Sometimes an ingenious new approach is needed. Or it may be time for a whole new beginning. Think, and choose wisely whether to try harder or to try something new."

Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You can't unbreak a glass.

Once dented,a fender can never be unmarred.

A balloon will never be filled again once it pops.

So it is with everything in life.

On a daily basis I am becoming more and more acutely aware of how my actions, deeds,and words can have a lasting impact.

Not just my words,but even the tone of my words,can cause irreparable harm.

Sometimes the damage is minimal and moving on is easy.

There is still damage!

Good as new doesn't mean new. It's a "kind of" thing.

It looks okay.

It feels okay.

But still, you know.

Others may not see the damage. It may be completely undetectable.

It still happened.

Down deep you know it exists.

Scars and blemishes may be so faint that no one notices.

The are still there.

Sometimes we are unaware of the damage we have done, the pains we have inflicted or the scars we have left on someone.

No excuse.

That is why we should be mindful .

Mindful of everything I do or don't do, say or don't say,and how I do or don't say it or do it.