Self Forgiveness

I had to learn how to give myself grace and mercy. I had to forgive myself for holding on to things from a time where I din't know any better. I wasn't taught any better. I wasn't loved in a way to know what real, true love was. I wasn't taught what a real friend was and/or how to be a real friend. I was never explained how being true to self and loving self would make me a better as a daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend, and mother. All I knew was in order to be happy, I needed to ensure others were happy and they would inturn show me the love I needed to make me happy. WRONG in so many aspects. But now that I have truly forgiven myself for what I didn't know and now working on building myself up, I feel the love I had always searched for. It's always been ME that needed to love ME. I was once told by a guy I was sleeping around with, "You have to love yourself eventually" and that was a pivoting point in my life. Now I love myself so much that NOONE can come in and tell me anything about ME. No one can convience me I am not worthy of all I desire, and I can't accomplish the goals I set for myself. Self-Forgiveness is so needed to move on to the next stage of healing.