Forgiveness is a choice
Forgiveness is a choice that sets us free from the mindsets, feelings, and habits of behavior that bind us to our past and limit us in our experiences of today.
True forgiveness is never about the other person. It is not about the offense, it is not about punishment or vindication, it is not about proving that I am right. It is never really about them… it is always about me. It is about releasing anger and bitterness and blame and embracing grace instead.
We can make the choice about which way to go on the journey to forgive.
Who in your life do you need to forgive? Maybe it’s another person, someone who has wronged you. You know who it is. Or maybe, just maybe, that forgiveness needs to go inward. Maybe you just need to forgive yourself.
Forgiveness is a choice. It’s a choice that sets us free from the mindsets, feelings, and habits of behavior that bind us to our past and limit us in our experience of today.
We always have a choice.
- Exercise:
Write down the person in your life that you most need to forgive.
Write down how you will feel differently once you no longer possess the need to see a price paid for that offense.
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