Allow myself to be as human as I allow others to be - everyone makes mistakes, no one is perfect. Acknowledge it, accept it, forgive it, learn from it and go on.
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thanks for the advice , some times its good to see this to place me back on track.
GREINERKATIE1/5/2012 9:36:00 AM
HUGE HUGE one for me Thank you for putting it into print :)
JANE333S5/12/2010 11:39:00 AM
Easy to know..hard to do. Good to be reminded. Thanks.
KARAMIA145/10/2010 6:20:00 PM
This is a biggie...Forgiving yourself is sometimes much harder than forgiving others...if we can stop beating ourselves up and just move on from that point, we can do it!
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