Well after healing comes forgiveness

So Saturday two of the elders(Elder Houskeeper and Elder Anderson) helped my mom clean up and organize her basement. Turns out it turned into putting most of the stuff into my car!  So on the way home we started talking about family and forgiveness. I started to make negative remarks and soon realized I was only hurting myself because forgiveness is for you as it is for the other person. So then Sunday morning we had two guest speakers at church discussing... FORGIVENESS. So again I took out my phone and started to write down some quotes and thoughts. 

Here they are:

Forgiveness doesn't always mean forgetting. 

Reflect on why you are trying to hold yourself to a higher standard. It's okay to forgive yourself! 

Welcome imperfections. All human being are imperfect. We are human. 

Let go of others expectations of you. 

Stop being a people pleaser. For every person that has been hard on you remember someone has been hard on them. 

Take this moment to remember where you come from and why you don't want to go back. 

Meditation

Remind yourself you are a valued and beautiful self

Diary

Start a journey on paper

Seek therapy 

Faith-draw strength 

See forgiveness as a journey rather than a destination 

Value yourself

Don't let your past haunt you forever

Enjoy positive experiences

Be grateful for what you have

Look for good in life everyday 

Apologize only when the negative outlook has changed. 

Start the journey and look forward.

Think of the great future 

I want to make sure I "let it go" like the popular new Disney movie Frozen says. I want to be sure to go to Temple with all the love in my heart and no negative thoughts. Can we all say the same? What about just positive days?