Today topic is about forgiving ourself . If forgiving others is difficult , forgiving ourselves is even harder . Many people spend their whole lives punishing themselves mentally and physically for what they believe to be their own shortcomings. Some over-eat, some under-eat like me, some drink themselves into oblivion , some systematically destroy all their relationships, some live a life ot poverty or sickness. At the root of this suffering can be a belief system which says, " I am guilty ," " I don't deserve to be happy,'' ...or many more expression.
You may be surprised at how many sick people there are who are not convinced that they deserve to be healhty and happy!
If you are feeling guilty, I would suggest that you have put yourself through enough. Why prolong it? If you were to feel gulity for an extra year or two, you woudn't help things.
Throw out the guilt . Not that it's easy to throw it out. Maintaining a healthy mind takes a lot of effort as does maintaning a healthy body . It is worth the effort .
I can conclude - it is our choice whether we get on with our life and live in the now , or whether we chain ourselves to grudges and upsets of the past .
Forgive and forget
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