Forgiveness is a choice. A person cannot earn forgiveness, b/c true forgiveness is an act of grace.
Beautiful. In my process now, I'm learning how forgiveness of self and others is key to moving forward. As I'm wrestling the depression I've now learned that I have, I'm seeing sources of this throughout my life and working towards forgiveness of others.
My parents are wonderful, but they also sheltered me too much as a child. We always hid problems and ignored them so they wouldn't cause heartaches, issues, etc. I'm learning my withdrawls, depression were happening because there were feelings I trapped to not cause issues and that led me to my natural defense mechanism being withdrawal. I'm working towards forgiveness (not sure when it will come) because I'm struggling with how to go about it. I know I will figure this out and I think it's important for me to move forward.
True forgiveness not only relieves pressure, tension of the one who is forgiven, but is cleansing for the person who forgives.
Me 42, Wife 39; Married 16; Together 17; Kids: D13, S10 Wife asks for Divorce: 03/19/13 Reconcile: 07/07/13 Round 2 Starts: 02/19/17 Apartment Life: 04/21/17 PA Confirmed: 05/23/17
