You were trying to make your life better, don't hold a grudge.

You’ve just lost a large sum of money. You feel hopeless, foolish, regret. You were trying to make your life better.

You asked someone out and got rejected. You feel hopeless, foolish, regret. You were trying to make your life better.

You took a big risk and failed. You feel hopeless, foolish, regret. You were trying to make your life better.

You practiced for months and got in last place at the competition. You feel hopeless, foolish, regret. You were trying to make your life better.

You studied and studied but got a bad grade. You feel hopeless, foolish, regret. You were trying to make your life better.

Stop being so hard on yourself, you were trying to make your life better. Understand that you are grieving, but don’t allow yourself to hate yourself for having good intentions. Identify the mistakes and move on, but find a way to let it go. Don’t hold a grudge against yourself.