It is no coincidence that we are drawn to and that we form relationships with people who trigger us. In some way, those people are a match to our own issues- they both challenge us and help us heal and grow. And, they can be the ones that we have the least amount of patience or compassion for. Today, it is time to stop "vilifying" our self created nemesis' for they are, in reality, giving you the opportunity to learn about yourself, to change and to then grow. Know that in the future, you may even thank them—even if only inwardly—for the role they played on your ongoing growth and journey through life. Rather than living through the pain of changing/growing as a helpless victim, try to see the lessons you’ve come to learn from your struggles. In whatever way the lesson is being played out, the true lesson will be some version of you learning to love yourself more; it always is. Today, reclaim your power to whomever and whatever you have given it to and be grateful to that person for allowing you to learn the lesson of self love. Today, remember, you only see in others what you have in yourself.

Just for today, I know that the person I find hardest to feel compassion for and to forgive is the one I need to forgive and let go of the most. I forgive everyone in my past for all perceived wrongs. I release them with love. They are now free and I am now free to move forward with love in my heart. I forgive myself for not being perfect. I forgive and set myself free. I am safe and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.