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RE: Five Things I have Forgiven Myself For Challenge
Forgiving yourself is the hardest thing to do. Though when you move away from the past, you get yourself detached from all the negative emotions that kept you unhappy. Great post!
Thanks! This was actually tricky to write.
When I was first thinking about what I should forgive myself for, I thought... "Well, I already take sufficient precautions and go about various things in a structured manner to minimize error and regret. Anything I break, I resolve. Wait a minute what am I talking about I often have a major stick up my ass and am Type A. I often put a lot of pressure on myself which entails a disciplinarian attitude on myself. Oh wow I can actually be quite harsh on myself at times. But then I fix it and forgive myself. Ugh this is going to be tricky to write. This isn't a variable I manage often... but then again, I am quite aware and accepting of my limitations too. Can I be both? Yes, it all depends on context. Relax. Forgive yourself for not fitting this binary and forgive yourself for being too complex that you are now confusing yourself even though you pride yourself in creating order out of chaos."
Anyway I'll stop there to be polite but this went on for half a day because I have never introspected on this before and it was necessary. LMAO.
Allowing ourselves to really just be ourselves is a challenge every day....