We all make mistakes. And we all have the power to rise above them. In this spiritual exercise, the first step is to pause. Don't let the mistake go any further. Recognize that you are better than what you are doing. The next step is to praise. When Jesus was scorned for having allowed his friend Lazarus to die, the first thing he said was, "Thank you, God, that you hear me, that you hear me always." Immediately, he lifted his mind from the level of the problem to a level of connectedness to God. How might you lift your mind to work with God, even in the midst of a mistake?