Forgiveness. It is a simple concept that at times, times like this can be so hard to grasp. Times when you know you should forgive, put yourself in their shoes, but for a while you just want to be angry and let them feel your pain. It is at these moments that remembering the importance of forgiveness is key. Humans, by nature, are flawed. Everyone makes mistakes, some worse than others but in the end, we all need forgiveness for what we have done. Whether this forgiveness comes from ourselves, our friends, or our family we need it to clam our souls. We want to feel accepted and supported by the people that we love most. You are your biggest critic. You judge your every move and cringe when you make the wrong one. But you must forgive yourself. Mistakes are made and lessons are learned from them. Never forgiving yourself causes feelings of worthlessness and incompetence. And it is for this reason, this inner critic in you, that I can allow myself not to criticize you more. The mistakes you have made are life changing. Only God knows when I will see you next. But never the less I love you, and I want you to know I forgive you. So please forgive yourself too.