Forgive YourselfCan we talk about the person you might be having the hardest time forgiving?You.Maybe you've forgiven the person who hurt you. But you haven't forgiven yourself. You're still thinking about the decision you made. The relationship you stayed in. The opportunity you missed. The thing you said. The thing you didn't say. The time you wasted. The signs you didn't recognize.And you keep replaying it."I should have known better.""I should have left sooner.""I should have seen it.""How could I have been so..."But let me ask you something. Did you know then what you know now?

Probably not. Because if you had today's wisdom back then, you probably would have made different choices. But you didn't.You made the best decisions you could with the awareness, information, maturity, and understanding you had at that time.Does that mean you never made mistakes?No.

We have to be honest. Sometimes we need to take responsibility. Sometimes we need to apologize. Sometimes we need to make something right. But responsibility and shame are not the same thing.You can say:"I made a mistake."without saying:"I am a mistake."You can learn from who you were without hating her. That woman needs compassion too.So this week, I want you to ask:What would change if I stopped punishing myself for something I've already learned from?Maybe it's time to give yourself permission to become.

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