Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay.

That's one of the peculiar things about bad moods - we often fool ourselves and create misery by telling ourselves things that simply are not true.

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Guilt is not the best way to remedy your mistakes.

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.

Don't apologize for what you think you did wrong. Apologize for what they think you did wrong.

When we're rational about rule-breaking we set a limit. You don't get 30 years in prison for a traffic ticket. But sometimes you sentence yourself to months or years of emotional pain over minor offenses.