Forgiveness is not passivity

[storylikeascar]

When we won't forgive, the people we often want to be around least because they've hurt us so badly are the very people we take with us emotionally everywhere we go. Get this: we are "subject to" them through our own unforgiveness. Do you want to be subject to someone who has hurt you terribly? Neither do I.

Most people may think of forgiveness as

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[bubba_rum]

I love getting on my flist and reading something like this everyday. Thanks for posting!

P.S. I saw this book at a Christian bookstore, and started laughing because I thought of you, and of course the lady behind the counter gave me the strangest look... :)

[storylikeascar]

Thanks for saying that. I'm glad someone else can benefit from some of these lessons besides myself :D

Aw, man I would have loved to have seen her face. Lol.

[tea_sky]

I agree with her, it's really nice to read entries like these. Thanks indeed for posting them! : )

[storylikeascar]

Thank you for agreeing :) I was doing it for myself (to avoid that ever so crippling complex I told you about) But it makes me feel worlds better that you are also taking something from these lessons :D

*hugs*