I think one of the reasons many people can’t act kindly or clearly is because there’s something they won’t forgive themselves for, consciously or not

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Flip case also true. Acting too indulgently towards others because they’ve self-indulged too much. Shadows and projections are everywhere.

“Of course you can eat a whole tub of ice-cream; I just ate a tub myself”

Going too easy on yourself or others is also a thing. Forgiving yourself is a special case. Limit case: unrepentant killers condoning others killing.

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Yeah totally: eating a tub of ice cream is not a thing I have to acknowledge or forgive myself for because others are doing it too

Funny how much of it is a resistance-to-acceptance-and-forgiveness economy