Maya Angelou: We Do Better

To be honest, I know of Maya Angelou, but I can't quote her regularly.  When I was thinking about becoming better, this quote popped out at me. She had a way with words that touches me. 

Many times in my life, I've beaten myself up for not doing better.  How could I have not know that?  After some time, it became quite clear of my deficiency, but in the moment I couldn't see it.  This seems to happen all the time to me.  Anyone else experience the same thing???

The part that really sits with me is, "when we know better, we do better."  This kind of takes us off the hook.  We cannot be better if we don't know there is a need.  Once the universe lets us know a path, we seek to become better. 

This is the only way I stay sane.  I am constantly criticizing myself for not knowing, but you don't know what you don't know.  I am getting better at it, but I still fall apart  and re-read this quote.