LIVE & LEARN

We all make mistakes, I am no different from anyone else, I mess up, I fall down, I learn by trial and error just like you do.  Everyday should be a learning experience, if you have made a mistake, and haven't learned anything from it, then you can expect to keep reliving and repeating that same mistake until you get the lesson.  We have to stop beating ourselves up over bad decisions.  This is how "baggage" is created.  Forgiving ourselves can sometimes be difficult, especially if our bad decision making has hurt someone else.  But why is it that after the person hurt has offered forgiveness, we still feel guilty?  Maybe it's because we know that we are better than our mistakes.  Guilt is a very strong and sometimes dangerous emotion, it will eat you alive if you don't take control of it.  It can stop you from moving forward, it can cause you to be manipulated into doing things that you normally wouldn't, it can even change your perception of yourself.  So whether you're feeling guilty about the mistakes you've made as a parent, a child, husband/wife, girlfriend/boyfriend, or friend, LET IT GO!  Pray on it, make your peace with the person and/or people you've hurt, and whether they forgive you or not...Forgive yourself.   ~Nikki G~