Forgive Yourself for Not Knowing

Horse Hippie’s Morning Mantras · Jul 6, 2025 · 1m

Morning Mantra: "Hindsight happens after the lesson."

Hindsight is not necessarily the best guide to understanding what really happened. The past is often as distorted by hindsight as it is clarified it. It's the lesson you learn in hindsight that becomes clear.

What looks inevitable in hindsight is often invisible with foresight. Often years after disappointments and painful circumstances occur, you look back and, because hindsight is 20/20, you can see clearly how the very thing you thought was the road to your demise was actually the road to your freedom and joy.

This is when you begin to…