Forgiveness.

When we have been so hurt it rocks us to our core, can we forgive?

Should we?

Do you forgive to allow the other person to repent?

Or do you forgive so that your own soul can heal?

With damage, comes a burden. A heavy weight that you drag around.

One that can be crushing.

When do we forgive so that we can move forward refreshed, cleansed?

To remit the offender, so that we can look forward.

Forgiveness is about acknowledging that the past could not have been different.

To forgive is not to accept what happened, but to rise above it.

Enlarge the potential in our futures.

Forgiveness frees the victim. It does not absolve the culprit.

It takes incredible strength to forgive, to let go.

But our souls need to be set free in order to go forth unencumbered.

Forgiveness prevents our hearts destruction. It allows us to learn from the fires we have walked through.

It becomes a lesson.

Confucius said, "To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it."

So let yourself forgive and be forgiven, you never have to forget.

Xoxo,

C.