Yesterday's daily reading REALLY hit me right between the eyes, and I wanted to share it with everyone. Hope you all get as much out of it as I did!
Today I Accept My Mistakes
I embrace my lack of perfection and I accept my mistakes. I have the right to be wrong. My self-worth does not have to evaporate when I fall short of my expectations. Giving myself permission to be human means that I can withhold self-judgment. I will not dwell on past mistakes. Yesterday ended at midnight, and I recognize that there is a statute of limitations on past errors. I do not have to pay and pay forever. Unless I forgive myself, I will not be able to operate in the present with self-esteem.
Today I welcome my lack of perfection. My mistakes have taught me things that I'll never forget. It is through my mistakes that I become aware of areas in which I need to grow. Whatever I did in the past was the best I could do under the particular limitations at that time. To treat myself with a firm gentleness means that I can face my mistakes calmly and take appropriate action without feeling ashamed.
Rokelle Lerner, Daily Affirmations for Adult Children of Alcoholics
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My heart is moved by all I cannot save: so much has been destroyed. I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world. A passion to make, and make again, where such un-making reigns.
