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Yes you’ve had your share of mistakes.
Yes you’ve could’ve chosen better and yes, you knew better.
Yes you should’ve said yes when you said no and yes you should’ve said no when you said yes.
But all in all, you’re still here.
You’re still striving and you’re still trying to make the best of what you’ve got.
Sure, life doesn’t give anyone a perfect golden road to possibilities.
Possibilities sometimes are breaded in the dark spaces, places and seasons in our lives.
You’re not alone if you’re childhood was far from perfect and troubled you. Truth is according to psychologists, 85% of families are dysfunctional, welcome to humanity.
Despite all of the odds that seem stacked up against you, you continue to muster up the courage to face adversity and show up in life the best way you know how to and for that, all hats off to you and congratulations are due your way!
Life is a mystery we uncover it moment by moment. And the lessons are ever present whether we welcome them or not. Lessons will keep coming and will continue to until we take our last breath. That is part of the transformative life we are meant to live.
You either evolve or evaporate.
So if you find yourself in a pity party beating yourself up for eating the cookie, over sleeping the alarm, ending the relationship 3 years late, spending instead of saving, watching the extra late night show or merely doing too much for others and not enough for yourself; relax.
And yes, stop.
Give yourself credit.
Give yourself the credit in knowing that you at least are aware of the choice or and you can make a better choice next time.
Give yourself credit for just eating the extra cookie and not the entire row of cookies.
Give yourself credit that you got up out the bed and didn’t stay there.
Give yourself credit that you finally showed up honest and authentic to finally be truthful to those you are in relationship with.
Give yourself credit for knowing what’s best financially next time.
Give yourself credit for watching the one extra show instead of binging watch the entire day or night away.
Give yourself credit that you can identify the importance of caring for yourself and when you need support; just as you gave it out, it will come back to you when you need it most.
Beating yourself, living in shame and guilt serves you no good.
Yes, conviction is important to help us be aware to choose better for next time.
Condemnation on the other hand, keeps us stuck in the past, which is something we can never control or change.
As a result, condemnation perpetuates shame, guilt and helplessness that does not empower us to choose differently.
Instead, we keep choosing again and again what we have filled our minds with.
We are what we think and our lives are shaped by our thoughts.
Think of the lessons learned.
Think of the gratitude in the wisdom you now have.
Think of the possibilities in choosing a different course of action.
Think of your courage to transform your life for the better.
Think of the joy you bring and feel within yourself when you forgive yourself, are kind to you and are compassionate toward yourself.
Think of the inspiration you can offer to someone else so they can choose better the first time.
Think of all the possibilities when you stop and for once, give yourself credit.
When you do, you embrace possibilities!
Ready to start giving yourself some credit and start living in possibility?
What are those possibilities?
Write them down!
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