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Take a Breath (day 16 blogging with Effy Wild)

4/16/2021

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For a long time now, my mantra has been: 
​Take a deep breath, and forgive yourself everything.
I'm not even sure where I found the image, but it still really resonates with me.
Now this doesn't mean forgiveness for some big mistake in your past (although that needs to be included).  To me, it means forgive yourself for all the things you think you are falling short in, or even for the thought thinking that you ARE falling short.  Forgive yourself for all those things you beat yourself up about all day long.  Because guess what?  Beating yourself up doesn't help.  All it does is keep you stuck.  Stuck in feeling like someone who deserves to be beaten up.  Would you do that to your friend!  Never! But you are your BEST friend and you treat you like SHIT!
Just like forgiveness for someone who wronged you is about freeing yourself, so is this.  You are doing it for you, so you can let go and move forward.  
So take a deep breath in.........
breathe in forgiveness.....
and blow out all the shit.  Let it all go.
ALL of it! You don't have to hold onto one single thing.  All you have to do is just be.
That's it. Be.
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22 Comments
Kim link
4/16/2021 09:27:31 pm

Thank you. This feels like a much needed permission slip.

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Deb M
4/17/2021 07:31:41 am

Take as many as you need!

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Cheryl
4/16/2021 10:20:28 pm

This is brilliant. I’m going to do this, I certainly need it! Thanks 🙏🏻

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Deb M
4/17/2021 07:32:51 am

Thank you! I'm practicing

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Aoife Brown link
4/17/2021 01:25:10 am

Yes I agree, but forget this sometimes. Thanks for the reminder. I will blowout all the shit!! Ha ha! ;-)

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Deb M
4/17/2021 07:33:35 am

Oh definitely! I feel like it's needed sometimes every minute!

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April Laramey
4/17/2021 06:13:35 am

This was such a great post and I love that image!

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Deb M
4/17/2021 07:35:00 am

Thank you April! The original image I has found was black and white. I love color, so had to add some!

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Jean link
4/17/2021 07:01:51 am

I love this so much and have been doing it for myself too. Thank you.

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Deb M
4/17/2021 07:35:25 am

That's great to hear!

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Sue Blott
4/17/2021 07:17:54 am

Great advice. Thank you. So easy to forget this. <3

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Deb M
4/17/2021 07:36:05 am

Amazingly easy!

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Amy link
4/17/2021 08:07:03 am

I needed to read this! I am actively working on letting things go and not carrying what I don't need to carry, and I love your wording of forgiving yourself. Thanks for sharing!

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Deb M
4/19/2021 08:44:09 am

Thank you Amy!

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elle link
4/17/2021 04:19:33 pm

Thanks for the reminder, it's too easy to forget. <a href="https://empireofthecat.com">Elle</a>

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Deb M.
4/19/2021 08:44:39 am

Thank you Elle! You are so right

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Donna link
4/18/2021 12:46:33 am

Ah the all important permission slip. It's so good to have this told and retold to me, I forget it so easily. Thank you. Oh and of course, please do take your own advise. X

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Deb M
4/19/2021 08:46:00 am

Hi Donna! Oh yes! That advice is for me, because I forget! I'm working on making it a habit, takes time

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Effy link
4/18/2021 06:50:08 am

Loooooove this permission slip. I forgive myself everything. <3

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Deb M
4/19/2021 08:46:24 am

thank you Effy! ♥♥♥

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Lisa link
4/18/2021 03:37:49 pm

Thank you for this.

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Deb M
4/19/2021 08:46:53 am

♥

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