"I forgive and release anything and anyone, including myself, who may have created harm." Margaret Stortz
In this monumental task of caregiving we will, at times, behave in ways less than the ideal we set for ourselves. Because we are humans and because of the tremendous stress of caregiving, we may at moments be irritable, short tempered, frustrated, impatient. We may also have been the recipient of someone's criticism, judgment or inconsideration. Some people who do body work believe that memories are stored in our muscle tissue. Whether or not that is true, I know that memories are stored in our brains and sometimes in our humanness we revisit them, chew on them, keep them alive -- especially the negative memories of mistreatment. Today let us forgive ourselves and others. We have enough to carry with the burden of caregiving; let us not burden ourselves with unforgiveness towards ourselves or others. Let us truly believe that each of us, to include myself, is doing the best we can with the information we have in the circumstances in which we find ourselves.
"Every day, we can choose to move into a forgiving mindset so that nothing will collect in our memories." Margaret Stortz
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