Usually, I am forgiving when the person who hurt me meant me no harm.
Otherwise to forgive would be to accept that they were right to hurt me willingly.
This is a hard mentality to get over for a lot of people.
But Im now learning forgiveness means letting go of the past pain, no matter how deliberate.
It will only drag me down if I do not have the strength to forgive all.
There is a beautiful sense of liberation in turning anger into radical acceptance so one can move forward.
Otherwise to forgive would be to accept that they were right to hurt me willingly.
This is a hard mentality to get over for a lot of people.
But Im now learning forgiveness means letting go of the past pain, no matter how deliberate.
It will only drag me down if I do not have the strength to forgive all.
There is a beautiful sense of liberation in turning anger into radical acceptance so one can move forward.
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darkriver:
Forgiveness is a magical thing that helps us to move on and live our lives to the fullest instead of spending energies on being angry at those who do not deserve that energy. You are coming to realize that and as you said, liberating it is. No worries, while for some people is a phrase, for me and others it's a way of life. Forgive, forget, and no worries, that gets you through it all.
godfather:
I have always admired you. You are good, real good.