I Just had to Share! This popped up on my Newsfeeed on Facebook. It cracked me up!
The age old Forgiveness Problem! You either just have to do it and move on or hold onto the hate,grudge,hurt,perceived injury and so on. If you choose to not accept “I am sorry” or understand people are not perfect, they make mistakes then don’t expect the same consideration. That is being a hypocrite. I love all they sayings, “Walk a mile”, “Put yourselves in their shoes” and “flip the coin” or, “Be compassionate” We love using them UNTIL WE are the WRONGED one. Listen, I have been there, the Wronged one, but I am happy to say “I can EVENTUALLY let it go!” AND that is the crucial word,EVENTUALLY. I think we have to let people go through their emotions. Things take time. Sure, I get pissed. I vent! But, that is what is good. I vent, I move on. I get it from my Dad. We don’t hold grudges or Hate. I may not LOVE and ADORE everyone but I do forgive, move on and I don’t let things seethe in my soul.
I feel sorry for those people that have trouble with forgiveness. I pity them. They must live sad,pathetic and lonely lives. How do you go through life thinking you are perfect and/ or worse, expecting others to always forgive you but refuse to offer it back? I understand being hurt and that forgiveness is hard but it can eat you alive if you don’t move on!
How do you EVENTUALLY move on?
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I forgive people stupid mistakes and such but I don’t really forget. I mean if what they did was an honest mistake like giving me vanilla ice cream instead of chocolate your forgiven but if it ‘s a big thing like telling someone a secret I asked you not to tell then i would forgive but not forget. The thing with me is i don’t trust easy so the people who mess up around me don’t do anything that bad I can’t forgive because no one around me truly holds any big secrets or knowledge about me it’s how I protect myself so yea i forgive but forgetting that’s another story
We were just talking about this quote at work yesterday.
I’ll be the first to admit that I hold grudges. It’s usually over within a day, but don’t talk to me that day, haha. And it’s usually a grudge towards my hubby. I’m trying to be better and to just let it go b/c it prolly wasn’t that big of a deal in the first place. Or, better yet, I approach him with it so we can both move on.
This, “I understand being hurt and that forgiveness is hard but it can eat you alive if you don’t move on!”
Oh, yes. Unforgiveness can take away our joy, lock us to one place, and so on… Do it for yourselves; you get freedom, personal growth, stature, confidence, and power. THEY might not see the issue, but that’s not necessary. Forgiveness is sometimes a struggle, but not impossible. Enjoy your lives.
Thanks Lucy!
“I may not LOVE and ADORE everyone but I do forgive, move on and I don’t let things seethe in my soul.”
I’m like that too. It takes too much energy to hold grudges and harbor anger.
There are some situations where I will hold a grudge for what seems like forever. I may technically forgive the person, but when they do something else annoying I will nicely remind myself of the other thing and get fumed all over again. I don’t know how to get rid of that…
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