Summarize the following:
You’ll never be able to get past a mistake if you cannot bring yourself to confront it.  You need to clearly identify the mistake, what caused it, and your culpability.  This is not the time to make excuses.  Maybe you were distracted or overburdened, but these don’t change the reality of the result.  Don’t try to share the blame, even if you can.  You can only control your role in any mistake, and you need to accept it as your mistake.  We can sometimes use our guilt as a barrier to prevent us from accepting the consequences.  If we’re already punishing ourselves with guilt, then maybe the other person won’t punish us, too. If you want to move on, you must accept that there are consequences, and punishing yourself will not remove those consequences. You may think it’s embarrassing enough to admit a mistake to yourself, let alone telling others all about it.  However, as awkward as it may be at first, sharing your mistake and how you feel about it is often a key step towards letting go and moving on.  The time to share with any person(s) you’ve wronged with your mistake will come, but first you may want to confide in a friend, therapist, spiritual guide, or someone else you can trust. It may seem silly, but verbally admitting your mistake, especially to someone else, can often be important in the process of accepting it. Sharing your mistakes also reminds you that we all make them, and that none of us are perfect.  We all know these truths, and yet they are easy to forget when dealing with a mistake. Once you have admitted your mistake to yourself and to anyone who may have been harmed by it, the next step is to do your best to make things right.  In doing so, you may discover your error was not such a big deal to begin with.  And, if it was a big deal, working to make amends will help you to bring the matter to a close and move past it.  Generally speaking, the sooner you make amends for a mistake, the better.  For instance, if you make a mistake at work that costs your company a client and/or some money, it is best to inform your boss quickly — but give yourself some time to develop some ways you can make up for the error.  Don’t let a mistake fester by not addressing it, which will only increase your guilt and the distress or anger in those you have wronged.  There will be times when your mistake does not harm any particular person, or harms a person that is no longer around for an apology and amends.  For example, perhaps you deemed yourself too busy to visit your grandmother, and now she has passed on.  In such cases, consider “paying it forward” by helping others in similar circumstances, or just doing good deeds in general.  Maybe, for instance, you could volunteer at an assisted-living facility, or make a point of spending more time with your remaining elderly relatives.

Summary:
Acknowledge your mistake honestly. Share your feelings and findings. Make amends.