Love, Peace and Harmony
Ode to Self
Have you ever forgiven yourself for past experiences?
If you are still working on yourself or finding yourself, I would like to share with you what I wrote about a year ago. I was at a crossroads with what I wanted to accomplish during this lifetime. All I knew was that I wanted to help and inspire others to become their best self. Here it goes:
Dear Future Self,
I find myself searching for answers within myself. I go away to a positive state then to a negative state. My ego is playing tricks on me but I must overcome. My soul is guiding me to my true path. I know my life is aligned to something great but I have to understand the patience to plant and grow my garden takes work. I am grateful to where I am at this point in my life. I have learned many lessons and still learning. I feel this accomplishment within myself that all things are connecting for me and will sprout when it is ready. It is like seasons. When bears hibernate in the winter, I must understand that my seed is doing work to grow a beautiful tree that will have strong branches interconnecting from one another. I must forgive myself for all the mistakes I have made in my life. I know I still have work to do but one thing I know about myself is to never give up. I have too much to offer in this lifetime and I must harness the knowledge and know that I am guided beyond comprehension. I know I am on the right path but I need to rest and be proud of what is yet to come. I am powerful and it cannot be quantified. When you know your power and truth, you have so much unconditional love. I must overcome to unconditional love and compassion towards others. Everyone that is here is on their own journey to find their true self and contribute to the world in some way. I will never give up; I am a warrior of love and warrior of life.
“Therefore, let you heart lead the way”
I wish you all the best on this journey. In other words, let us love, learn and grow among one another. I would like to end with this quote:
“Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless”-Maxime Lagace
Thank you for this great reminder that we’re all a work in progress, and we need to give ourselves a little grace with this in mind!
We all need to give ourselves grace! We should forgive ourselves and move foward in life
I needed this reminder. Atleast now. Thanks for this great post.
Your post resonated with me. About a year ago, I was at crossroads too with what I wanted to do in my life. But now , I feel I have found my path. Thanks for sharing.
Such an amazing post. Really motivating
Thank you for the inspirational words during this crazy time. I am trying to focus on my health more with the extra time that I have at home.
People with open minds will always learn no matter how old they are and that’s beautiful! Learning is a great way to self discovery! I like how you wrote a note to your future self, what a great idea!
A saying goes that you are never too old to learn and that’s exactly how it is! I too like to make letters to myself and then read them later in the future and even from myself I always learn something.
This is so me, right now. I can actually relate. I am experiencing something so tough right now, that I had to make a decision. I just did, and there’s no looking back. I just hope that I made the right one, and that I have the strength to carry one.
You are beautiful and I love the wisdom your past self wrote to your future self. It sometimes feels overwhelming, but to take the focus on the pieces rather than the whole makes it manageable. Thank you for sharing this reminder!
My favorite song sings about never give up. This so inspires me to keep trying
Beautifully said. I feel like I can relate to all of those points. Thank you for sharing.
I spent my younger years feeling this way. And then I learned that each moment is a fresh start. I still fail, and try to make things right, but I no longer dwell on it and let it keep me down.
I love this post. I was able to relate alot of this to me and how I once felt, and still feel at times.
Frogiving ourselves and moving on is key to growth!
What a great great post!! Self reflection is wonderful. And it’s so important to consider not only our regrets, but things we’ve done and accomplished too. Hindsight will always be 20/20…but no one is perfect and life is all about learning. I love your “dear future self” letter. I think about my future self all the time! 🙂
Oh my goodness what a great post on self-reflection. I appreciate you sharing this with us. Stay strong my friend, you’re doing great!
I needed this reminder, thank you for it!
This is a really nice letter. A few years down the road, you will read this and see how much your hard work has paid off.
What a nice letter. I wish I done something like this. It’s so fun to look back at what you wrote.
You are already off to a great start in your code to self by being so positive and reigning in your mindset. Those two things can often be the most challenging in being successful. I love the quote you share at the end about the challenge, but worth in meaningful pursuits.
Please be careful, our heart is deceitful. I hope that whatever it is that you are experiencing right now, you will come out stronger. Please don’t let emotions take control of your decisions. 🙂 It’s really hard to regret about the wrong things.