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Forgive Yourself for Failings
So, you messed up. Have you taken the steps outlined in this book, such as mending fences, eating crow, offering a peace pipe, and breaking bread?
If so, then all you can do is get on with your life. You’ve done all you can to correct the situation. Sometimes we have to just give people space to get over something—and we have to forgive ourselves, too.
Beating yourself up over and over about a situation only continues to keep the situation alive, not only in your mind, but in the other person’s mind as well. And it puts you at risk of making the same mistake again.
Assignment
Take stock. Are you beating yourself up about something you tried sincerely to correct? If so, write a phrase to describe the situation ...
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