Just because you’ve had unskillful intentions in the past it doesn’t mean that you’re stuck there, that you're always going to have unskillful intentions. You can change your mind. You can change your habits.
"Look at what you’ve been doing and see where it’s been unskillful. When you do this, you are passing judgment. But you’re passing judgment on your actions, not on yourself. Your intentions in the past may have been unskillful, or the actions may have been unskillful, but you’re not stuck there. Just because you’ve had unskillful intentions doesn’t mean that you’re always going to have unskillful intentions. You can change your mind. You can change your habits."
~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Shame & Acceptance" (Meditations5)
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