Walk On Podcast Episode 54 : The Dharma of Being Wrong

Being wrong is one of my favorite feelings. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a saint, being right is also one of my favorite feelings. I looooooove being right. When someone tells me I was right, I feel that familiar tingle in my toes that denotes the onset of pleasure. But, being right isn’t as healing as being wrong. Being wrong is a clear indication of learning, if you accept it. If you can sit in the icky feelings that come with an ego death for just a moment, if you can lean into the sensation, if you can surrender to the transformation, it can lead you to a new reality, a new way of being, the Greatest Version of You that is possible to achieve in this moment. It is the surest pathway to growth.

Taking responsibility is not the same thing as shame. You can admit you were wrong without feeling shame, it just takes practice. Being humble is as close to being Holy as you can get. “It is the wise man who can admit that he knows nothing.” This takes self compassion and forgiveness, which are practices, not destinations.

Being wrong is a tool-the sculptors hands smoothing the clay. Being wrong is the friction that is ever perfecting you, you gorgeous work in progress!! Being wrong is The Work, is the Dharma, is the process, is the healing. Go forth and be wrong, my friend!!!

Being wrong is a gift, because it means you know more in this moment than you did before--so why do we resist the discomfort of it so hard? In this week’s Walk On Podcast, we discuss how to see the upside of being wrong; how it simply means you're growing, which is the most important Work we can do in this life. Let yourself be wrong, you might learn something. Listen here.