The story we tell ourselves is usually inaccurate. Not only about who we are but also about who other people are. I was journaling yesterday about who I needed to forgive and an old friendship came up. Prior to journaling, I had been upset with this person & labeled our experience as "negative" because I felt betrayed by them. What I failed to be honest with myself about is that our experience brought out ugly truths about me that I didn't want to see or accept. They... more

Hey besties, I hope y'all are well! It's been on my heart to write about forgiveness. We often think about forgiveness in the lens of other people. The forgiveness that we often forget about is forgiveness for ourselves. It's really hard to forgive others when we haven't forgiven ourselves for the role we played, the things we allowed or did, etc. Have you truly forgiven yourself? If it's a maybe, it's a no. And that's okay if you haven't yet. Along my... more