Self-Talk
Have you ever noticed that the last person you extend your forgiveness to is sometimes yourself? When someone hurts you, you need to hear him or her say they are sorry. There is good that comes from hearing the communication: “I was wrong”. As humans we forgive others but once we make a mistake, we hold it against ourselves for a long time. It is a long-standing human tradition. Most golden rules advise that we should forgive the people in our lives that have mistreated us. When did that start not including us too? Ourselves. You are a person in your own life after all. It is in our best interest and the interest of those around us to extend forgiveness and positive self-talk. Including us . I have found this works best when you say it out loud. You are the only person you have to spend every moment of your life with. You may as well be friends. I find that the better I am to myself, the better I can be for other people. We promise to be good part...