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Forgiving Yourself

Now that you have forgiven those that have hurt you ;)It is critical that you forgive yourself.That is a much harder taskIt is usually easier to forgive others than it is to allow yourself to feel that same forgivenessIt has to do with trustYou have to forgive yourself for betraying your trust.When you feel you cannot trust your own guidancefor it has led you down dark and twisty pathsForgiveness will shine a new light on those areas of shame and regret.Forgive yourself for poor choices,they were made out of ignorance,If you knew better, and did it anyway, forgiveness does not come easilyFor your mind overrode the whisper of your soul,and you betrayed your best intentions,and feel you cannot be trustedwith your own well-being.Open your heart and dare to feel that hurtthat betrayaland then set it free!You would never withhold forgiveness from a child,even if that child had endangered itself after being warned.You would not continue to say "I told you so"You would not punish incessantlyYou would never remind it daily of its transgressionsYou would not lock it up, denying it the joy and freedom of lifeMost importantly, you would not withhold your love!Love yourself enough to forgive yourself,Love yourself like you would that childknowing that you know better now.It is okay to move with caution,little baby steps, to earn back your trustbut give yourself that giftIt will change your life.