Second-guessing

To second-guess ourselves – to criticize what we have done, to wish we had done differently, etc. - is so human, so natural, and so not helpful. But, since we are not likely to completely stop second-guessing ourselves in this lifetime (ok, some of may become fully enlightened in this lifetime, but just in case not), the thing to do is to not second-guess (criticize) ourselves over just having indulged in some second-guessing.

If we don’t succeed there, it’s just turtles from there on down. We really just tumble down through infinite levels of second-guessing – almost simultaneous and mostly unconscious. At some point, grace may reach out to us and we finally accept the whole parade of second-guesses – all of it. We then can see how human all of it is, breathe a big sigh of relief and be full of empathy for how hard it is being a human being (not knowing who we really are).