Forgive yourself

 Forgive Yourself.

Forgive yourself for what happened.

For the mistakes you made. For your poor choices.

For not showing up the way

you needed to. For being the person

you wanted to be. You're human.

You did the best you could in the moment

given what you knew and what you had,

and that's all you can ask for yourself.

 

You're still learning. You're still finding

your way. That takes time.

And you're allowed to give yourself that time.

You're allowed to show up in the world imperfectly.

You're allowed to fail at

things you tried hard for. You're allowed

to realize you made the wrong decision.

You're allowed to be someone who's still

figuring out their path and their purpose.

You're allowed to forgive yourself.

 

You can't go back and change the decisions you've made, but you can choose

what you do today. You can keep choosing,

again and again. You can start over.

And that's where your power is -- in today.

 

So no more beating yourself up. No more

going over and over it again in your head

and torturing yourself with the past.

What happened is over, and all the shame and

self-hatred in the world won't undo that.

Today, you're starting over.

Today, you're moving forward

with the new knowledge and experiences you have.

 

Today, you can be the person you want to be and live the life you want to live.

You're not a bad person.

You're not a disappointment or a failure.