Day 15 is dedicated to forgiveness.
In my 45 years on Earth, the hardest lesson I have learned...the hardest person to forgive at times is...myself. I have been through a lot in my time here on Earth. I don't talk about 95% of what I have been through. Part of forgiving myself is to open up to others (very slowly) and share my life journey with them. And maybe someday, I will put my words to paper.
I have also learned that I need to forgive people in my life, especially for things that happened years ago.. I need to forgive those who are not sorry for their actions. I need to forgive those who do the same actions over and over. I need to forgive those that are no longer here and cannot be confronted.
For the most part I have forgiven all those I have in mind while writing this post. Why have I forgiven them? Because hard another lesson I have learned is that holding on to anger only hurts me, not them.
I needed to hear this lesson again tonight....as I'm combing through your #30 Days of Love Posts and adding them to the gallery. Yes, every one of them! You are so wise, Shannon. I enjoy your writing and thoughts.
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