Forgiveness is freedom<\/p>\n
Forgiveness doesn’t mean you approve of the wrong in the past, whether it had been self inflicted or done to you by others.<\/p>\n
Who is for forgiveness for and what do we gain by it?<\/p>\n
Forgiveness is for YOU – it frees you from the shackles of the past, so you can move forward with your life.<\/p>\n
You can’t do anything to change what once happened, so you might as well accept it.<\/p>\n
Some form of the pain will probably be a part of you forever – you can choose to live in perpetual pain by reliving the circumstances, or you can choose to let go, learn from it and grow.<\/p>\n
Continued suffering, just doesn’t make any sense.<\/p>\n
Thinking of a painful past, is robbing you of the present moment – from the real you.<\/p>\n
You are NOT your anger, you are NOT your resentment, you are NOT your pain – identifying with these emotions will only cause you harm.<\/p>\n
When you finally forgive, things won’t always end up exactly the way you want, but at least you’ve done what you could, and it’s no longer upon you.<\/p>\n
You have done your part – you’ve released yourself – now, you are free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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