TRUSTINGS NEW BEGINNINGS

[forward]

All, I think forgiving is difficult, so I don't blame anybody for wishing pain on ex. It comes and goes. Let's just be real--we are human and imperfect and forgiveness is TOUGH.

I thought a lot about forgiveness and have worked at it, but...you have to feel it. You can think it and try to be right, but it is not easy to do. Overall if we have backslides, we have to forgive ourselves.

And I think part of forgiveness is forgiving ourselves, too. Yes, we made mistakes, too, but ultimately we are human and imperfect as well.

This is why advice to tend to our own needs is so important. If we don't do this, it is easier to feel resentment and harder to forgive. If you are happy, it's easier to feel some empathy for the other person.

I am starting to feel more happy.