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    In today’s episode, the message I want to give you all is that of forgiveness. Forgiveness of others and yourself.

    This coincides perfectly with the digital course I am launching. Initially, I wrote and recorded this course as part of what I hope to be a larger digital course on self-sabotage in the future, but I wanted to bring something to you all sooner and without the overwhelm.

    Since an early age, I have been learning about forgiveness. Forgiveness from my parents if I did something wrong, forgiveness from God, and more recently, forgiveness for myself. Through my divorce and eventual reconciliation with Aaron, I learned to forgive him too. What I have learned about forgiveness is that it is not about saying what happened was necessarily okay or that you give permission for someone to do something again. Forgiveness means you let go of the burden. FREEDOM!

    Recently I attended a women’s circle being held by the Seeking Sapphire girls. I was excited to go and finally get to know them. We went around the circle and were given an exercise to connect. I thought, “what is it that I really want?” As I thought on this, I realized I have been a people pleaser since I was very little in order to make quick connections.

    I realized that I am so tired of pleasing everyone else. I realized that I want to be free. What does that look like? I thought back to when I last felt free and it was letting go of the anger and bitterness of my divorce. It takes time to release all the pain and anger and release those attachments.

    How do you access that feeling of freedom? Start with forgiving yourself. Make it a daily practice. Find your own freedom.

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