Tonight on my path to happiness I was able to use a magnificent power. Tonight, I closed my eyes and let forgiveness take over me. My entire self changed and did what I thought was impossible; I smiled and put away all my resentment, pain and anger.
I understood that forgiveness is a choice, a decision. Is a commitment to a process of change.
The liberating feeling is humanly indescribable, and is tied to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you. But I found that the act of forgiveness is not something you do as a gift for the other person, but as a gift for yourself.
"When you release the wrongdoer from the wrong, you cut a malignant tumor out of your inner life. You set a prisoner free, but you discover that the real prisoner was yourself." - Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness doesn't justify the wrong but you can forgive without excusing the act. Maybe you don’t forget, but over time you will. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life. If you're unforgiving you will never be free of the pain.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. - Luke 6:37
Move on, become the person that you always wanted to be, start a new life, and reach for something better, something new, and something else. Forgive because according to medical studies, forgiveness can lead you to healthier relationships, greater spiritual and psychological well-being, lower blood pressure, fewer symptoms of depression, less anxiety, less stress, less hostility and lower risk of alcohol and substance abuse.
Let go, forgive yourself and practice forgiveness because the greatest compensation is FREEDOM.
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