"The Happiness Principle" by Randy and Elise Petersen:

Within our work we refer to this as the three B’s of
personal forgiveness and it is the first rule in achieving individual spiritual
success:
• Be
kind to yourself
• Be
patient with yourself
• Be
forgiving of yourself
As we strive to better ourselves we will inevitably
face challenges and with those challenges can come resistance from within
ourselves in the form of negatively programmed spiritual energies. This destructive
mind chatter may tell you that you can’t do it because (based on the past) you
don’t have the strength or skills to succeed or that you don’t deserve
happiness or that you are inherently incapable of such emotions. When you have
small setbacks and failures, you may be bombarded with negative self-talk like,
“What an idiot” or “You’re so stupid” or “This always happens; why do you keep
trying?”
Don't believe these destructive lies. The fact is, you
are going to fail. The road to ultimate success is paved with many
failures. You must try and fail many
times before you will be able to develop the skills to be successful. The
difference between failure in the past and failure now is that these failures
should be much more productive. You now have powerful tools and a plan, and you
are finally aware of the “whats” and the “whys” of that which you are trying to
overcome. In order for this to work, you must be kind and patient with
yourself. Yes, you will have setbacks but they are not the end of the world;
instead they are part of the growth process. So be forgiving of your own
personal failures and as soon as you can, get back up and try again.
This is not a license to excuse bad habits and poor
character traits but it is permission to learn from, and let go of the past,
and to eliminate the devastating trap of regret. To quote an overused phrase
“the only people that can call themselves failures in this life are those that
stop trying”. If you will be persistent and keep at it, in time you will succeed;
and that’s a promise. Kindness, patience and forgiveness of self are a
mandatory part of the process.
We can't achieve true and lasting happiness if we are
holding grudges and ruminating over past hurts. Forgiveness releases us from
the darkness of regret and revenge, and draws Father's love and light closer to
us.
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