You practice and deserve acceptance.
Pep Talk: Everybody has a past. You’ve done things that can’t be taken back and it’s not anybody’s business to scold or criticize you. The fortuitous, pixie dust sprinkled moment you meet a new friend or lover is preceded by a life long string of decisions and relationships that led the two of you to this point. Every delightful new person you encounter has undoubtedly made a series of choices (choices you may well find iffy) with little to no regard for the fact that they would one day meet incredible, tender, completely human, understanding you. It’s nothing personal to you, but it’s highly personal to them and it’s not your job to punish them for what happened before they even knew wonderful you existed. You can’t undo your past and if some veritable stranger makes you wish you had a time machine, they aren’t treating you fairly.
Today remind yourself: I practice and deserve acceptance.
