You may be wounded but you aren’t broken. Just because things are hard now doesn’t mean they will be forever. You can and will heal. Freeing yourself starts with forgiveness. When you hold onto the pain of the past, all it does perpetuate your hurt and keep you stuck. In order to truly heal, you have to let go. The past doesn’t have to dictate your present.  You can’t go back and change the mistakes you’ve made or erase your hurt, but you can start today and create a new present. You can learn from your mistakes and try to make better decisions in the future. You can treat yourself with compassion and kindness when you’re struggling. And you can forgive yourself. You’ve done the best you can, and that’s enough. Making a bad decision doesn’t make you a bad person—it makes you human. No one is perfect. Everyone struggles and messes up. You are no exception to that. Just because you’ve made mistakes doesn’t mean you can’t start over.  Today is brand new day. It’s full of possibility and promise. You get to start over whenever you choose. The past no longer has to hold you back. You’re free to live the life you choose. Always.

You may be wounded but you aren’t broken.

Just because things are hard now doesn’t mean they will be forever.

You can and will heal.

Freeing yourself starts with forgiveness.

When you hold onto the pain of the past, all it does perpetuate your hurt and keep you stuck.

In order to truly heal, you have to let go.

The past doesn’t have to dictate your present. 

You can’t go back and change the mistakes you’ve made or erase your hurt, but you can start today and create a new present.

You can learn from your mistakes and try to make better decisions in the future.

You can treat yourself with compassion and kindness when you’re struggling.

And you can forgive yourself.

You’ve done the best you can, and that’s enough.

Making a bad decision doesn’t make you a bad person—it makes you human.

No one is perfect.

Everyone struggles and messes up.

You are no exception to that.

Just because you’ve made mistakes doesn’t mean you can’t start over. 

Today is brand new day.

It’s full of possibility and promise.

You get to start over whenever you choose.

The past no longer has to hold you back.

You’re free to live the life you choose.

Always.

7 May 159
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