"You're so hard on yourself.
Take a moment.
Sit back.
Marvel at your life:
at the grief that softened you,
at the heartache that wisened you,
at the suffering that strengthened you.
Despite everything
you still grow.
Be proud
of this."

--Victoria Caroline Boudoir

Very opportune for me. I have just come off the phone to my mother where I have cried and berated myself and discussed how I have let my daughter down, my family down and myself down.
I could not appreciate this more at this moment.
Thank you for posting it.
I can at least aim for it even if I can't quite feel like that yet. It is a beautiful poem and I love it.
Sorry - all about me.
Feeling rather sorry for myself tonight!
Thinking of Riyad and your family as well as me!