Forgiveness

When most people think of forgiveness, they think of forgiving another person. What about yourself? We all make mistakes in life. We human. We are born to make mistakes. It's how we learn. We get in trouble with bad decisions and pay the price, but do we forgive ourselves for that? Most do not sadly.

Forgiving ourselves seems to be so much harder than forgiving others. Why is that? Continually striving to be the best is a great thing but you are going to make mistakes. Some bigger than others, some smaller than others. Look in that mirror literally and forgive yourself out loud. Sift through all the bad feelings and circumstances and find the good out of it. Then, forgive yourself.

I've done some stupid shit that has hurt people, said things, done things that were not smart. Those people have forgiven me long ago, but I have not forgiven myself. I am learning to do this. I have to for me to grow as a human being.

This whole process is all about taking care of yourself and to quote James Altucher, choosing yourself. Self-love is the hardest emotion for humans to master it seems. However, the sooner you master it or understand it, the happier you will be and the happier those around you will be. You will start to attract the right kind of people that lift you up, not bring you down.

So, start by understanding your mistakes and forgiving yourself. It's a powerful way to love yourself and choose yourself.