or that and how we are a failure because we haven't. My question is, 'Who makes these rules?"
I've had a lot of illness in my life and I used to feel bad about not accomplishing what I thought I should, especially since I had a lot of talents in younger years so I Expected to be very accomplished.
Then I remembering reading about certain native tribes around the world and how once they had their food gathered for the day and their chores done they had to do to survive they would sit in circles and tell stories. And they were very happy. I'm sure partly because they did not have a voice running around their head saying, "You should be doing this" or "You are a failure" "Everyone else has accomplished more than me"
SHIT LIKE THAT!
But now I have come to realize that happiness does not come from the outside. If it did the "Love of my life" ("S) (through the years) that I thought would bring me happiness would not have eventually turned into a misery manufacturer. What did bring me happiness was changing "Happiness" to "Peace with my world" was getting rid of all those self defeating thoughts and learning how to live in the moment.
I am not perfect at this, and I don't have to be. But I do not torture myself anymore like I used to. I still do it but not at all like I used to.
Be kind and gentle with yourself. You are so worth it and not because of what you have done but because......You Are. 
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