Perspective

Sometimes the way we see ourselves is not the same as the way other people see us. We are often much harder on ourselves and see ourselves in a much worse light than others see us. Sometimes we just need to forgive ourselves for the mistakes that we have made and try and be a better person than we were the day before. Sometimes it is just about getting up and making your way through the day and that is ok.

We need to be much kinder to ourselves. For example, I normally get sweet cards for people but I recently decided to get a slightly ruder card for my dad. It wasn't rude to him, if anything it was rude to me and the way I saw myself or the way that I thought he saw me. Apparently he was pretty shocked by the card that I sent him. He simply said, 'well I guess it is the thought that counts'. I thought he would find it funny and that perhaps it was the way he viewed me. I was wrong and I have been feeling bad about the card ever since. I know he will forget about it but I have bought him a present that I hope will redeem myself somehow.

To be honest, he will probably get over this a lot quicker than I will. It isn't really anything in the grand scheme of things but it is the only thing my overthinking mind is focusing on right now. I often get cards where I say how much a person means to me. I simply tried something different for once. It was clearly a mistake and a mistake that I have learned from.