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A Thought to Begin the Week
The greatest gift a person can give to oneself is forgiveness.
We are too hard on ourselves.
Constantly dwelling on our moments of missed opportunities hold us back in the past.
Change begins with a belief that we can become, not a with a frozen memory of who we were.
Forgiveness allows us to becoming novelists penning a new chapter in our lives and not archaeologists digging up our ancient history to preserve in the museum of mind.
The gift of self-forgiveness also teaches us to be generous of spirit with others.
Forgiving ourselves softens our hearts and makes us aware of the challenges we all face in this world being human.
With the gift of self-forgiveness, we learn to see ourselves as who we want to be.
With the gift of self-forgiveness, we train ourselves to see others not as who they are but who they are also capable of becoming.
-Rabbi Victor Urecki
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