“The day a child realizes that all adults are imperfect she becomes an adolescent; the day she forgives them, she becomes an adult;                    the day she forgives herself, she becomes wise.”

I know it can be incredibly uncomfortable at times, but the best you can be is where you are right now.  This can be especially uncomfortable if you are older and feeling unloved or unlovable.

Being where you are is the first step towards becoming someone you might rather be.  Feeling unloved is where you need to be to change into the kind of person you wish to be tomorrow.

Only by feeling your true feelings do you then find the power to transform them into deeper levels of self-respect and self-compassion.

Do you blame yourself for previous mistakes in love?

“The journey back to believing in love again, must begin with finding a new and much higher level of self-respect.  The secret to letting go of all of the hurt and betrayal you may have suffered in your past, is the slow, gentle process of giving yourself heart-felt compassion for all you have endured at the hands of others.”            – an excerpt from         How To Believe In Love Again: Opening to Forgiveness, Trust, and Your Own Inner Wisdom.