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That back then ... the actions you took and the things you said ... were not what you would have done if you knew then what you know now?

It is a natural experience for most of us ... certainly for me. I have looked back at my 15 years as a doctor and - at times - felt that it was a mistake to have taken that path.

And this perspective is a mind trick. Here's why ...

In the Past ... THERE NO POSSIBLE WAY you could have known then ... what you know now. You didn't know what it might cost you ... or the chain of events those actions would create. And I have faith in one thing for sure ...
What ever I did ( or didn't do ) back then ... I was doing the best I could at the time. The very best.

What this means is ...

The part of me that looks at these past actions as a "mistake" ... has two main choices

I can judge myself
OR
I can FORGIVE those actions as born from ignorance and FORGIVE MYSELF for them
Which one of these perspectives is most supportive going forward?