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chains of the deception and de- lusion of perfection, we can be ourselves. We learn that people will love (trust) us more easily and that we can love them bet- ter when we’re not hiding be- hind denial of our most basic human trait: the ability to really mess things up! The mantras let us access other traits both hu- man and divine: our great capacity for making things right, and for forgiving ourselves and each other. So, next time you break a soap dish-- or someone’s heart-- don’t run away and hide. Don’t point fingers or make excuses or lie. Apologize and try to make


amends. Yes, you’re


taking a chance. Maybe you can’t make amends, beyond saying you’re sorry. Do what you can. Maybe the other per- son isn’t capable of forgiving (it may come much later than you’d hope). You may even be attacked for re-opening an old


wound. It may not feel good, and it’s painful saying, “I was wrong”. But it’s painful at a su- perficial level--the level of the fragile ego we build to try to protect the true self. Funnily enough, the ego is easily injured: the more we try to bolster it, the more


it the hurts,


the weaker it be- comes. Acting from


true self, from inside


that wobbly scaffolding of the false self, is the only way to ease that egoic pain. Your apology could be re-


jected. It doesn’t matter. It still feels right, being as cou- rageous as a person can be. Child or adult, man or woman, there is no one stronger than someone who can say these words and follow them up: “I messed up. I’m so sorry I hurt you”. “What can I do to make it right?” It’s that


simple. It’s that hard. You can do it!... with love, Lori Sent to us by Jessica Burcell of Sonoma County.


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A truck driver was driving along on the freeway and noticed a sign that read: Low Bridge Ahead. Before he knows it, the bridge is right in front of him and his truck gets wedged under it. Cars are backed up for miles. Finally a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, 'Got stuck, huh?'


The truck driver says, 'No, I was delivering this bridge and I ran out of gas.'


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