#193: A Gift You Give to Yourself

In this mindset episode, we are talking about the concept of forgiveness and how learning to forgive ourselves for something that we have been holding onto is actually the best gift you can give to yourself.  Forgiveness is the practice of healing vs hurting yourself.  This quote by Brandon Bays says it all, “True forgiveness is one of the most healing releasing and freeing gifts we give to ourselves.”

In this episode, we discuss:

1. Bring awareness to the one area of your life where you know you can forgive yourself.
2. Ask yourself, “did you make the best decision you could with the information you had at that time?” Don’t put hindsight into your judgment of yourself.  Follow the 80/20 rule and put 80% of your energy to create a different future and 20% into understanding the lessons that you learned.
3. Own it to change it. Own the decisions that you made to get to this point in order to create change. This gives your power to yourself instead of your past stories.
4. Where can you see it in a different light? Would your advice to a friend be the same that you give to yourself? We are always extremely hard on ourselves.
5. Let it go, let it go, let it go. When in doubt, let it go, it is already in the past.
6. Ask for help wherever you need it.

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Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Author, Speaker, and Life Coach
Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of “When She Stopped Asking Why”.  She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse far past the level of normal experimentation.
Through her programs, coaching, and live events for women, Marsha is on a mission to teach you how to “Own Your Choices” in your own life.  She teaches women how to own their stories, lead themselves and pay it forward to others by creating businesses that serve, support, and impact others