***Stop Beating Up on Yourself!

In my earlier years whenever I had a negative experience where I got hurt or wounded, I would look back on that event and beat up on myself for making a mistake.
But as I look back on these events now I realize that there really are no "mistakes." Each of these events had a purpose behind it. I just wasn't wise enough or did not have the expanded vision and perspective to comprehend the meaning behind those experiences.
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I have been a dishwasher, economist, law clerk, paralegal, secretary, word processor, telemarketer, network systems administrator, program manager, project manager, Tier 3 Customer Support, buyer/purchasing agent, etc. and now I find myself being a healer, teacher and artist. And all these jobs have helped to get me where I am today...
I really believe that everything we do and everyone we meet helps or serves us in some way even if we do not feel that it does so at the time. Our souls guide our lives far more than we consciously realize.
However, I do wish that I had been kinder to myself when I was younger and less critical and less prone to beating up on myself. This truly never served me in any way but to get to share this wisdom with y'all. Laughing out loud!