YOUR SOUL WANTS TO FORGIVE

FORGIVE YOURSELF AND MOVE ON

Forgive yourself and move on. Release the need to rehash, review or relive what you could have, should have or would have done. Instead, be aware of what you learned about yourself.

Look at what the situation showed you that you were unwilling to see. Forgive yourself...despite your choices, actions or inaction and in spite of your lack of knowledge or misplaced trust. There may be consequences and responsibilities that you must face.

Avoidance and denial are poor substitutes for decisive action. Stop swinging at yourself with a super-sized bat. Put it down, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and know this..you will learn to trust yourself again, despite what you may be feeling now. Be gentle on yourself. Choose to be stronger, wiser, more courageous, determined, and committed to living in the present and building a brighter future for yourself. Remember, you have something special. You have GREATNESS within you!!

LES BROWN

"PROMISE YOURSELF"

“Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing

can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity

to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel

that there is something in them

To look at the sunny side of everything

and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,

and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others

as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past

and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times

and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself

that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,

and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,

not in loud words but great deeds.

To live in faith that the whole world is on your side

so long as you are true to the best that is in you.” 

― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

THE ANSWERS ARE SIMPLE

The Answers are Simple

You can spend your whole life
chasing complicated solutions to your problems,
but it will be a waste of time.

The answers are simple.
And they are close at hand.

Don’t waste your time blaming others for your mistakes
or accepting guilt for the mistakes others make.

You are responsible for what you think, say or do.
Others are responsible for what they think, say or do.

Keep this simple truth in front of you at all times
and act accordingly.

The way is straight. 

It appears to be crooked only when you try to twist it
to accommodate your fear or your guilt.


From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini

http://www.paulferrini.com/

ONE DAY AT A TIME

One Day At A Time

Harbor no resentment toward yourself or others for poor choices already made. Learn from those choices and their consequences, and move forward with compassion.

Resentment produces nothing good. Yet well-informed compassion will inject new goodness throughout life.

People do foolish things, including you. Let it be, let it teach you, let it make you more loving and understanding.

Feeling superior will not make you feel particularly good. Knowing you are making a positive difference is what brings a genuine, lasting good feeling.

Seek to guide yourself and others toward positive, empowering choices. Grow stronger, with gratitude for all you’ve seen and experienced, and with love for all of life.

Today’s choices enable you, and those around you, to improve on yesterday’s choices. One day at a time, focus on the good that’s possible and do your best to make it be.

— Ralph Marston

REPENTANCE

Repentance

It is never too late for you repent
from your unkind actions
and make amends to those
whom you have injured or judged unfairly.

Your mistakes do not condemn you
unless you insist on holding onto them.

Let them go. Stop punishing yourself.
Stop punishing others.

You can change. You can grow.
You can be wiser than you were before.

You can stop being a mouthpiece for fear
and become a spokesperson
for forgiveness and love.

No ship has ever been refused refuge
in the harbor of forgiveness.

No matter what you have said or done,
you can still find the truth and come back on track.

All you need to do is confess your mistakes
and be willing to let them go.

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini

www.paulferrini.com