Forgive Yourself!

Have you ever made a mistake that you wished you were able to erase?  Wish you would have finished school?  Wish you would have moved away from your hometown?  Wish you would have taken the job?  Wish you wouldn’t have let fear paralyze you from going after your dreams?  Forgiveness of others is sometimes difficult but forgiveness of self can be downright impossible!  I’m not talking about forgiveness for making a wrong turn, or showing up somewhere late, but forgiveness for something that has altered your life drastically!

Once you pass a certain age you may begin to play a game of “what if’s.”  This particular game may take you down memory lane and get you upset about the way your life has gone.  The “what if” game USUALLY gets you down and makes you live in the past and cause you to have resentment toward yourself.  Resentment breeds unforgiveness.  Even though we’ve “dealt with” our lives not going the way we wanted it to go, deep down we still think “what if?” 

Today, I want you to stop playing the “what if” game and live in the moment.  If your life was different, everything would be different…and not necessarily in a good way.  Forgive yourself for whatever mistake you made and don’t make the same mistake again…even if you’ve made the mistake more than once.  Accept that life will throw you curve balls and mistakes will happen.  However, the sooner you are able to forgive yourself and move on, the less impact that mistake will have on your life.

Until next time…Take Care Of Yourself!