Yesterday driving to work, an old phrase came to my mind, do not take ourselves seriously. If we do not take ourselves seriously, we are better able to forgive ourselves. Sometimes the hardest is when we are not able to forgive ourselves.

Lack of self forgiveness is lack of self acceptance. It is part of pride. We are not able to accept ourselves as we are. Hence when we do not take ourselves too seriously, we are better able to accept ourselves and forgive ourselves.

The day I gained complete self knowledge was the day I gained strength. Strength comes from self knowledge, illusions, delusions stripped, the true self shines out, straightforward and genuine. Nothing anyone say to me about me can hurt me I already know it. No one can use anything of me against me, I already know it. That is strength. It shows how much self weakens us really, fear of what others would think of us, say of us. Free ourselves of all that and we live for ourselves.

At the same time I am not free from the above. I am aware of it and being aware better able to free myself each time I am caught in such.