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Post by caressa on Jan 17, 2010 12:20:19 GMT -5
The person I was hardest on was myself. Being less than was just not acceptable and would beat myself up royally. I can still do it in today when I don't meet my expectations and I realized that I projected some of that onto my partner last night. I felt a need to explain my actions and tell him where he went wrong. He followed it by "I thought..." and luckily I didn't say my usual line, "Don't think!" It is important in bridge to communicate. It is important to play your own hand, not yours and your partners too. This was such a big life lesson for me. When I forgive myself, then I can be much more forgiving and accepting of others. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jan 17, 2010 14:38:44 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing Caressa....
"After a true encounter with the Grace that redeems, we are
instantly forgiven; but in order to benefit from this forgiveness,
we must in turn forgive others and ourselves." - Anonymous
Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl
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Post by caressa on Jan 20, 2010 6:23:53 GMT -5
It never ceases to amaze me how often a resentment in today is a result of one from my past that I have not forgiven. I often think I have and yet here often seems to be that thread that keeps holding on that I have trouble letting go of. I think that there is a fear attached that says if I don't forget, it may happen again and there is a fear of allowing myself to become vulnerable and it happening again. Many things I had to forgive myself because I was a victim of other people's choices and they were not my fault and it is up to me in today to forgive myself for falling into their trap and not getting out of it. Sometimes I didn't know better, sometimes it was an old tape that said it was the way it was suppose to be, and other times I didn't know I had a choice. I didn't know that of myself, I am powerless and learn to forgive myself for not calling on the God of my understanding for help. eor.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=spuds&thread=8319 |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.