Daily Affirmation: I am loved by others and myself. Cultivate Gratitude and Joy Let Go of scarcity and fear of the dark. Self-compassion letter (Focus on gratitude & forgive yourself) Excerpt from Self-compassion book

Dear Me, I know you are having a really hard time forgiving yourself for what happened. I know you’ve tried many times to say you are forgiven, but you haven’t felt forgiven. What this tells me is that you are really hurting inside about what you feel your part in this is. I’m here to tell you that you have a gracious, loving God who has forgiven you for all you have done. He is hoping and waiting for the day that you can accept his forgiveness and then extend it to yourself. Don’t be surprised by how much you goof up. This is no surprise to God. He doesn’t require you to not sin or to somehow be “good enough.” He wants you to confess your mistakes to him, ask forgiveness from others, and work hard to turn away from the patterns of sin you fall into. I have tears of empathy for you as I see your struggle. Some of your inability to forgive yourself may be rooted in the harmful things you did, but some of it may be shame you are carrying from something someone did to you. No matter where this shame came from, it is not too big for God to forgive or for you to forgive yourself. Maybe you aren’t ready yet to forgive yourself, but my hope is that soon you will be. If you have confessed these sins to God, God looks at you with complete acceptance and love; there are no barriers between you and him. God has decided that you are forgiven, and I hope you do too. The reality is that forgiving yourself isn’t really any different from forgiving someone else. Even if you’ve done things wrong, and even if you’ve caused yourself a lot of pain, you can still forgive yourself. I forgive you.