Goals for Seeking or Giving Forgiveness and Letting Go!
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Within our lives, we may have many things that weigh on our shoulders. It can be hard to let go or forgive, we may even feel that it's a form of accepting defeat, of giving up. However, letting go and forgiveness�can offer us freedom and be just way we need to move forward.
I hope you will be able to allow yourself the opportunity to let go of whatever is holding you back, weighing you down, or finding ways to cope with restrictions you may be facing. Whether this journey will be an easy or difficult task, and no matter how long.�I hope you will take the�brave step today in beginning or continuing a journey of�forgiving�others or�yourself, and of�having�the courage to seek forgiveness and�to let go.
Will you share your goal for forgiveness and letting go?
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Here is mine:
Today I continue my journey of self-forgiveness, forgiving myself for not meeting my unreasonable expectations of myself. I will ensure I will give myself positive self-talk and remind myself that it's okay not to be on my best form 100% of the time. I will do my best to reduce the pressure on myself, and even forgive my having unreasonable expectations as I know it's only because I want the best for myself. I look forward to hopefully building a healthy, comfortable relationship with myself whereby I have reasonable expectations and further practise self-compassion.
In the past I have just let sex happen. Never once have I said no (until recently thanks to my amazing supportive girlfriend). It's ruined my self esteem, it's ruined an important friendship, it might have ruined a relationship. I can't let it keep happening. But I also can't continue beating myself up over it. I just have to promise myself that I will get stronger and I won't let these things happen again in the future.