I Forgive Myself

“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.” -Anne Lamott At some point we have to give it up; the past, I mean.  We cannot do a danged thing about it.  What was, was and what is, is.  How long are we going to whip ourselves into midnight frenzies over it?  Lord, have we not suffered the Jesuit throes for long enough?  Look, it matters not that others, from your past, have forgiven you.  You have to forgive yourself.  Lord knows, I know.  We can go over and over and over

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Forgive Me, Even If I Do Not Know Why

“You'll make mistakes because it's impossible to know what is or isn't a mistake until it's made.” ― Stephenie Meyer, The Chemist Look, we all, yes, all, have done things we wish we could take back.  But, we cannot.  As well, we all have been loudly or inferentially blamed for something that we haven't a clue what is about.  We all, yes all, at some point just need to say "I am sorry!" and maybe not even know the reason why we are saying it, but, if it fixes a stand-off, then, perhaps this is

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Forgive and Forgive Again

“I have learned, that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is: myself. You must love yourself. You have to forgive yourself, everyday, whenever you remember a shortcoming, a flaw, you have to tell yourself "That's just fine". You have to forgive yourself so much, until you don't even see those things anymore. Because that's what love is like.” ― C. JoyBell C. Here are some more things I know and/or wish to be true: *that we have come close to death and we do not fear death

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Philosophy of Mark-Making

A Woman of New Beginnings