I am thankful for forgiveness.  Without forgiveness, life would be unbearable and mistakes irreparable.  A good video on how to forgive can be found here: https://www.prageru.com/courses/life-studies/forgiveness

I am thankful for kindness.  Without kindness, life would be hostile and a constant competition.  Kindness gives life flavor.  (An article on a related term compassion: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/compassion/definition)

I am thankful for communication.  Without communication, life would be lonely and the journey of life would be traveled alone.  Communication gives connection, which gives rise to community and a sense of belonging.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/carolyn-highland/2014/02/what-you-should-remember-when-you-feel-ashamed/

As this article states, shame is when you stray too far from the Person You Want to Be.  Use the emotion of shame as a signal to re-assess your actions, who you have become, and refocus on who you want to be, and what you want to do.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-athlete-we-must-stop-recruiting-becky-carlson

I thought this was a good article on how character is more important than skill.  Remember that in this world, you are not the only person who exists, and you are not the only person who matters.  Whether you are better than someone else serves only to influence decisions in one dimension: Work.  It means nothing in the dimension that we spend most our time in: Life.  Balance work and life, and don’t spend all your time thinking with a work mindset.

This touching UC Berkeley Commencement Speech by Sheryl Sandberg highlights the importance of gratitude in making it through tough times.  No matter how bad it gets, find a way things could be worse, and appreciate that it didn’t happen.  Remember what has happened, and accept and appreciate the joy that isn’t being focused on because the pain is overshadowing the joy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4k2xfi/my_dads_final_goodbye_to_my_mom_both_on_life/?sort=top

A touching reminder that love exists.

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An important reminder that context is everything. If you find yourself not having success, consider that it wasn’t so much your failure to act appropriately, but your failure to act in the right time and place.