A reflective piece on forgiving people who hurt us, especially loved ones. Forgiveness isn't about excusing harm but staying present with your pain, breathing through it, and choosing responses that care for both your heart and theirs.
Why and how would you forgive someone who hurt you, especially those that you care about the most? At first, the forgiveness feels like giving a free pass to someone who really hurt your heart. Remember, we all carry an ocean of pain, and if we don't pay attention, we will be even more unforgiving and less at peace. Forgiveness is made easier by recognizing that we overreact to almost everything painful because of our multitudes of pain from the past. Forgiveness is staying aware of our cumulative pain and letting ourselves breathe to soften the injury and keep it in perspective. Life's too short to let the past rule our life. Ask how do you respond in a way that cares for both your heart and the others? Can you fall in love with this question.
