You know how you feel when a friend lets you down? It feels crummy, and even if you forgive your friend, it has still lessened your respect for them just a bit. You may have less confidence in them and you know you can’t rely on them 100%. The same things happen when we let ourselves down, except instead of feeling that way about someone else, we feel that way about ourself. The more it happens, the more it erodes our self respect and confidence, and the longer that goes on the harder it is to turn it all around. This is the issue…this is the danger of allowing any excuses to alter your own convictions.