Forgiving yourself...

Why is forgiving yourself so hard? Have we racked up so many guilt ridden experiences that we feel we can't
possibly let them all go? Why do we feel we have to hang on to those experiences that make us feel so bad about ourselves? I could go on and on asking the same question in different ways.

It took me almost four years to pick through my guilt, self loathing, unworthiness, lower than low thoughts about myself. It was a long four years but I did it, I was able to let it all go.

You may think that there are some things that are completely unforgivable, please don't limit yourself.
You are deserving of all the love in the universe and all the love that you have to give to yourself.

We all make sacrifices in our lives. Some of those sacrifices come with a price, usually resulting in guilt.
It doesn't matter what it is: cheating, lying, adultery, abuse, turning your back on your family, your friends, your employer, did you make the right choices for your child(ren), your pets, it doesn't matter what it is, you are able to let it go, but you have to be ready.

Why is it so hard to love yourself? We are all deserving of love, especially unconditional love.
We have to accept that the mistakes we have made along the way have molded us into the person we are today.
Are you proud of the person you have become? If not, then you need to start making changes.
And then we are back full circle.
Because to change ourselves for the better, we have to love and forgive ourselves.

Let it go, be at peace with your mistakes.
Those mistakes were meant to be, and the lessons you learned from them are all part of the divine.

From all I have read, the harder the path we have chosen, the further along we are in our spiritual journey.
So pat yourself on the back. You chose this and you are learning.
The fact that you have recognized that you want to love and forgive yourself means that you are figuring
out why you are here.

Our time on earth is all about love and service.