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Self-Forgiveness - A Short Video Message & Discussion

Laura May 7th, 2015

Watch this 3 minute video of me!It is a video message for all of youon the topic that has been on my mind this week: of self-forgiveness!

To me self-forgiveness is something we all can practice every day! Please watch the video and share your thoughts on this topic here :)

For those of you who don't know me yet, hello! I look forward to hearing what you have to say!

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trying2keepfighting May 11th, 2015

I keep telling others who are struggling to be gentle with themselves. Sometimes, I ask them what they would tell anyone other than themselves, and ask why they don't deserve the same kindness. I think it's time to start listening to myself. smiley

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Laura OP May 11th, 2015

@trying2keepfighting Yes, time to start listening to yourself! You can do it! <3

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Hempies May 12th, 2015

I am really hard on myself when I make a decision. I know this is not necesarrily the right thing to do, but by being hard on myself, I force myself to remember this next time I need to make a decision. This sometimes leads to days of feeling unwell and being, well, depressed. This is the most difficult thing to do for me, as I do not always like myself or the person I am. Just my random thoughts.

amusingScarf943 May 12th, 2015

Thank you so much for posting this thread. The video was very helpful. I have something I wasn't happy with myself with in the past so it really hit home with me. I just felt like you were speaking to me directly and I took those words in and thought about them... and we should really forgive ourselves. Thinking about how we could have acted or what we could have done better will not help us develop and maybe even hold us back. I think, too, that we should accept who we were and know that we can't change this moment and for that reason forgive ourselves, even if it's hard.

Again, thank you so much for the video :).

FaithfulPerson May 12th, 2015

Wow! Great Video @Laura! Self Forgiveness versus Self Loathing! Yes! I used to be a person of much self loathing. Now, I am a person of much self forgiveness. I am extremely grateful for this change in my life! Thank you for posting this Awesome Video! :D

friendlySkies927 May 13th, 2015

Where is the video

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squib May 13th, 2015

Click "Watch..." in the very fist post. It directs to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4J_OQljvZo (or I guess you could click it in this reply also)

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Laura OP May 13th, 2015

Thanks @squib :)

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Laura OP May 13th, 2015

@friendlySkies927let us know what you think :)

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friendlySkies927 May 13th, 2015

I enjoyed the video. I have a very hard time with self forgiveness. I made some very bad decisions regarding a 3 yr relationship and my partner left me. I know everything was not my fault but I constantly replay the situation and beat myself up over it. I have a lot of negative self talk. I am trying to learn to forgive myself. It's a process but I do want to get there.

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FaithfulPerson May 20th, 2015

Dear ~~ friendlySkies927 ,

It sounds as if you have made the first step towards self forgiveness already! You are well on your way! :D Best wishes on your journey ahead!

Sincerely,

FaithfulPerson

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manxology May 18th, 2015

Scroll to the top or bottom of this page. Press the "1" button. The press the link on the video description (top of page). I hope this helps.

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pm229 May 13th, 2015

Self-forgiveness is very important because it gives us thechance to start anew and move on from what we did that we thought was unforgivable. I made a lot of mistakes in my life that I was so sorry for and it took me a while to forgivemyself, though the people around me have already forgiven me. Now, everything is ok, Ihave forgiven myself and thus, have also learned to love myself.

Thanks for the video @Laura..?

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AshleyLawrence May 19th, 2015

Agreed!

FaithfulPerson May 20th, 2015

nice post, ~~pm229

much love and many blessings,

FaithfulPerson

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pm229 May 21st, 2015

@FaithfulPerson.. Much love to you too and a shower of blessings!!!heart

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LydiaWatsonWinchester May 21st, 2015

Definitely! Thanks for sharing! ^^

-LWW

Shiloh30 June 3rd, 2015

it's much easier to forgive yourself when others forgive you. if they forgive you, then there's no reason you can't forgive yourself as well. But what if they don't, or don't believe your apologies?

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shyMap8400 May 13th, 2015

I thought that this was a lovely video by Laura talking about how forgiveness is important it helps us to move on after all no one is perfect

OliveLove4615 May 14th, 2015

I loved this video so much! I'm usually quite hard on myself, and will rag on myself constantly if I didn't do somethingperfectly.. And I'm so bad at self-forgiveness! It really helped to watch this, and it made me realize that I need to consciouslywork towards forgiving myself.

randomjean30 May 14th, 2015

It's weird how foreign it feels to forgive myself, to accept myself, to love myself. but it can make me feel so much better. I dunno why I resist this.

LanternIntheStorm May 15th, 2015

A good start to a long process for me... Thank you