BY SOFO ARCHON
This is the transcript of a video published here.
Self-forgiveness is medicine for the soul. It helps us to heal, let go, and move on with our lives.
Often, we’re harsh on ourselves because of our past mistakes. But in life, making mistakes is inevitable. That’s because no one is perfect or all-knowing.
If you’ve made mistakes that you still dwell on, remember to be gentle with yourself, for you didn’t know better at the time. And instead of regretting your mistakes, see them as learning opportunities.
Mistakes aren’t all bad. Although they can cause a lot of pain – to ourselves and to others – they serve a very important purpose:
To helps us learn, develop our understanding and grow as human beings.
The past is gone, so don’t try to change it. Instead, use it as a stepping stone to find greater joy in the present. For, as long as you’re alive, there’s always a new opportunity to turn your life – and that of others – into a more positive direction.
I’ll end this article with one of my favorite poems written by Rumi, which kindly reminds us to accept and forgive ourselves:
“Come, come, whoever you are.
– wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.
It doesn’t matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come,
even if you have broken your vows a thousand times,
Come, yet again, come, come.”
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