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Something I learned shortly after the first Transformation exercise REALLY helped me. I am the type of person who tends to be a perfectionist. Because of this I often place exceedingly high expectations on myself and can be equally hard on myself when I fall short. Here's what I learned...FORGIVENESS. Simple concept...all of us have forgiven someone who has hurt us. "To err is human, to forgive divine." Well I sat down with a pencil and paper in hand, and wrote down everything I could think of in my life that I needed to forgive myself for. It was a LONG list...and as I turned the third page I realized something incredible. I had been carting around all this baggage for A LONG LONG time. I mean, these were things that most of the people in my life would be hard pressed to even remember. But I remembered them all...and I was carrying around this negative energy and pain. When I finished I felt this amazing sense of relief and lightness. The next night, before bed I went through my day and forgave myself for the things I thought I could have done better...be more patient, eat leaner...work out longer...etc. By the 5th day my focus at the end of the day when I reviewed things had shifted to the things I had done WELL! My point is twofold...find it in your heart and make it part of your routine to FORGIVE yourself and try not to be so hard on yourself. We all have challenges and we all fall short of our goals and expectations sometimes. IT'S OK NOT TO BE PERFECT! And forgiving yourself when you aren't perfect will build you up for the next challenge instead of tearing you down. It's made a difference for me! YOU CAN SUCCEED AT THIS CHALLENGE! GOOD LUCK!!!
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