Forgiveness is about letting go of the power that thing

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We have all been hurt before. People make us angry sometimes. It’s part of life. But when you can’t stop thinking about it, and it’s not getting better, maybe it’s time to think about forgiving them. So, what does it mean to forgive? Different people have different ideas about this. Maybe your family, or your community, or your church tell you it’s important to forgive someone. But what happens when you don’t know how? Or maybe you don’t think you can ever forgive the person.

“Forgiveness is about letting go How to talk to your Forgiveness parentsisor about important things not caregivers about saying that what the person did is OK. There are some things of the power that will never be OK with you, and that’s fine. that thing has Forgiveness is about letting go of the power that thing has over YOU. It means you over YOU” will no longer let it hurt you. More than anything, forgiveness is about your own healing. To get closer to forgiveness, you could: 

Write down your feelings about what the person did. Get all your feelings out. Then “say goodbye” to the paper you wrote on – burn it, tear it up or bury it.

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Think of all the ways this is hurting YOU – is it making you less happy? Is it affecting your relationships or friendships? Decide whether it is worth it to hold on to your anger.

It’s your decision when and how you forgive. For more about how to work on your relationships, go to our Connecting section https://bwisehealth.com/category/connecting