daily forgiveness

I struggle almost daily to forgive myself for past mistakes. I will be going about my day
and a memory of a committed horror will be triggered. I shudder and tell myself I am not the
same person that made a particular mistake or misused an opportunity and to not let my present be defined by my poor past behavior.

I worry, that during my present, I am not using the best parts of myself because I am distracted by my past behavior.