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Ten Reasons to Forgive Someone
Forgiveness isn’t accepting abuse
I’ve battled this for years. Hell, I didn’t even know what forgiveness really meant. I mean, I thought I did, but I didn’t. I felt I had to accept my Dad’s abusive behavior because that’s how “he” was raised.
So, I had to suck it up as a seven-year-old kid and accept the beatings and emotional abuse, WRONG!
Childhood trauma is a real issue in the world, and it is so overlooked it is sickening. Our prison system is full of inmates who are acting out the abused child that lives in them! It’s sad shit, it is.
Not only that, but many are reliving the childhood abuse through intimate relationships and disguising it as love!
No one wants to address the real issue, and it’s the fucking mirror you look in every god damn morning! I’m sorry for the cursing, but it’s true. If we would ALL look at ourselves and self-reflect, the world would change! We are conditioned to accept the “hate/fear” culture that is crammed down our throats. That’s our problem; I’m serious. We are conditioned humans run on drama, but we DON’T!
I don’t have all the answers, but I believe I make logical sense if someone is willing to listen.
- Holding on to resentment will do more harm to you than them.
