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Along the lines of what Bev wrote, I had an experience at work of forgiving myself over condemning myself. I participated in a committee meeting the other day and when i left i was judging myself for how I showed up. I felt like I had been rude, self-righteous and a bit of a know it all in the meeting. My first reaction was to complain about the meeting to other coworkers so they would validate me being annoyed and i wouldn’t feel guilty for how I felt, but then I got curious about why I showed up the way i did, and was compassionate toward myself. I decided to forgive myself, and create the intention to show up differently next time. I intend to show up more open, less defensive, with curiosity and kindness. And later that day I got an opportunity to communicate something with one of the committee members and I showed up from a much better place. I felt really grateful that I can be forgiving and practice new ways of being.