Not enough people talk in depth about forgiveness and what it actually looks like. This post does a good job of it. I needed to hear a lot of these things. Thank you.
"You are allowed to forgive someone and no longer have them in your life. The problem is that many people confuse forgiveness with continued access." i am instantly sat, listening, and ready. i will report back.
i'm back. what a beautiful, emotionally intelligent, and well-written piece. i've often struggled with forgiveness and i think part of it has to do with the confusion between forgiveness and pretending nothing ever happened. i think you've made a very important distinction that so many of us overlook. thank you for the reminder <3
thank you so much for your vibrant comment, morgan. i really try to live in authenticity as much as i can, and the forgiving act feels authentic for me. of course, there are things which are extremely hard to forgive. but what can’t happen is pretending something didn’t happen…wishing you the best!
Not enough people talk in depth about forgiveness and what it actually looks like. This post does a good job of it. I needed to hear a lot of these things. Thank you.
we always think of forgiveness as something for the 'offender', it is easy to forget its value for ourselves
i agree, ciro. forgiveness is an inward, just as much as an outward, force.
"You are allowed to forgive someone and no longer have them in your life. The problem is that many people confuse forgiveness with continued access." i am instantly sat, listening, and ready. i will report back.
i'm back. what a beautiful, emotionally intelligent, and well-written piece. i've often struggled with forgiveness and i think part of it has to do with the confusion between forgiveness and pretending nothing ever happened. i think you've made a very important distinction that so many of us overlook. thank you for the reminder <3
thank you so much for your vibrant comment, morgan. i really try to live in authenticity as much as i can, and the forgiving act feels authentic for me. of course, there are things which are extremely hard to forgive. but what can’t happen is pretending something didn’t happen…wishing you the best!