Easy to say - hard to do!  It is so much easier to forgive others than to forgive myself. Those internal criticisms have built up over the years and give me that feeling that I am just a little less good than the person standing next to me. Even though few people try as hard as I do (why do I feel like I have to try so hard, anyway?), and am always scanning my behavior and questioning myself for anything I might have done to offend-like what I said or even the amount I spoke, did I talk too much and not give others enough opportunity? I think I will practice this week by not feeling guilty about it if I didn't mean it. Thanks for the reminder, I really can use the break.

Thank you for starting my Monday morning with a message on courage--I needed to hear it

You are SO welcome!

Sorry for the BIG SCREEN effect this week - I forgot to click one button.

Enjoy your week!

Reg

This morning's message about courage really resonates with me. I  recently sold my home in order to buy a larger one for my fiance, her son, myself and my business. I also left the traditional teaching field and the security associated with working for a large organization. Instead I am developing my own business and have discovered that by taking these courageous and risky steps I am happier, more excited, and yet less stressed-out, less drained.

I remind myself of how I felt days before I made a courageous decision, what I thought during the bridge moment of decision, and the success after the decision. This exercise helps guide my future decisions.

One more courageous, less-foolhardy