Forgive Yourself and Change Your Choices

Get posts like this one delivered to your inbox and be entered to win the 2026 Tiny Buddha calendar! For almost four years I held onto a feeling that I had somehow done something wrong—that I hadn’t tried hard enough, that I had somehow failed my daughter. In May 2008 my daughter’s father had arrived home after staying out all night. He told me he no longer loved me, found me attractive, or even fancied me, and that at eight years younger than him I was “too old.” I was completely stunned. While our relationship had many of the usual … Continue reading Forgive Yourself and Change Your Choices