​Someone recently expressed their apologies for some past actions. Their actions were very hurtful and discouraging. I thought I’d never be able to forgive them. Oddly enough, I did forgive them, long before they asked me to.
I used to hold a grudge for the smallest things. I used to feel as if that helped me weed out the bad people in life. Unfortunately, it didn’t. All it did was keep me angry and bitter. I spent more time thinking hateful thoughts, than they did worrying about how they made me feel. At times I aimed my anger at the wrong people. I had simply become a hateful person.
I learned to forgive and let go, for my own sanity. Forgiving someone doesn’t make you the weaker one. It actually takes a lot to swallow that pride and move forward. I used to refer to pride as a jagged little pill. Nobody likes to swallow it. However, it’s the easiest way to find peace in your own heart, mind, and life.
I don’t forget the things people do. I don’t trust people the way I did before they did these things. I just don’t actively seek payback. I don’t sit around thinking of how terrible they are. I don’t waste my precious time on them.
You can’t grow if you keep yourself chained to one incident in life. Don’t commit yourself to the person that wronged you. Forgive and let go. Move forward and freely. Grant yourself some peace of mind.
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