Feeling badly about an evaluation or an interaction is not necessarily a bad thing.  If one takes the time to reflect on the "bad feeling", it can be a motivator. Feeling bad is a part of life that all of us need to learn how to manage. We have a choice as to whether to allow it to turn into stress or to turn into an informant. Often it is the springboard from which we learn and change. Feeling bad about something can provoke our reflection on how to change "it" the next time. Let's just say we feel badly when we disappoint, or do less well than we can, or make a mistake that calls for forgiveness or get hurt or misunderstood. Feeling badly happens in our core.  Read more...