Free yourself from your past mistakes, by forgiving yourself for what you have done or went through. Every day is another chance to start over. – Unknown

You’re human. You make mistakes, and when you do, you need to remember to forgive yourself. If you don’t forgive yourself, you hold on to baggage that isn’t doing you any good.  Baggage weighs you down and holds you back, and really, who needs that?

The thing is, mistakes can be good.  When you are trying to figure something out and you make a mistake, you just learned a way not to do whatever it is you were trying to figure out.  That’s good. Mistakes mean you’re trying something new and opening yourself up to new worlds and new experiences.  That is also good.  But when you hold on to those mistakes, or worse stop trying because you’re afraid, that’s bad.  Forgive yourself. Try new things, make mistakes and let them go.

It’s easy to say to forgive yourself, but it’s one of the hardest things to do.  In fact, it’s easier to forgive other people than it is to forgive ourselves. But you deserve your forgiveness more than anything else.  Don’t hold on to the mistakes of the past. Keep the lessons, but let go of the pain. Forgive yourself.