It is one thing to logically KNOW something. But when you FEEL something different logic suddenly seems irrelevant. We KNOW that "to err is human" and that if we are snappy with someone because we have had a difficult day it does not make us evil. But still we FEEL bad because of it.
It is easy to see where these feelings come from but the reality is that everyone can make mistakes. And actually all too often things that we would beat ourselves up over we forgive readily in other people "oh, he must be tired". So perhaps next time you find yourself beating yourself up over something stop and think how someone else would view it if they saw what you have done/not done.
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