Today, I grant myself forgiveness for not fighting the fatigue. For succumbing to moments of excess nostalgia. For being angry at myself. In that forgiveness comes the compassion of understanding and acceptance of limitation but still determining to keep on keeping on. To know one's limits is not the same as being limited.
Wonderful! I am printing this and putting it on my wall of affirmations! Thank You, I needed to read this today.
ReplyDeleteForgiving is of vital importance if one is to live a peaceful life. Peace within, I mean.
ReplyDeleteHard to feel compassion for others unless you also feel it for yourself.
ReplyDeleteWe read your post, thought about it for a while, decided to forgive F for being a lazy-a***d b the last week or two, and then made her clean up some of the mess, dust and cat fur that has drifted out of the corners around here and invaded every aspect of our lives. 1/6th of the way through the apartment and about 2 hours into the task, I noticed she had sat down with coffee again. If it wasn't quite so hot I'd crack the whip, but she did at least find my xmas decoration which had been missing for weeks, so I will let her take me out for ice-cream later. (And then she can start on the dining room.)
ReplyDeleteWe try hard to figure out our limitations. JB is slowly learning to ask for help. He can't do so much and he gets frustrated and anxious. I try to calm him down. It has been tough.
ReplyDeleteYAM we all need to remember this...especially when one is my age.
ReplyDeleteAs I've become more mature/old, I have often found thinking I've never had/done/been/felt like this before. Then I remind myself I have never been this mature.
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One of the hardest lessons to learn after being told that service to others is the ultimate sacrifice. Many times one must stop and regroup in order to see the new trail. namaste, janice xx
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