Forgiving is not for others...

Forgive anyone who has caused you pain or harm.
Keep in mind that forgiving is not for others. It is for you. Forgiving is not forgetting. It is remembering without anger. It frees up your power, heals your body, mind, and spirit. Forgiveness opens up a pathway to a new place of peace where you can persist despite what has happened to you.

— Les Brown (American Author, motivational speaker, radio DJ, former TV host and former politician who uses the catch phrase “It’s possible!” and teaches people to follow their dreams as he learned to do. Brown was born in an abandoned building in a low-income section of Florida. He was adopted by a 38 year old single woman who worked as a cafeteria attendant and was declared “educable mentally retarded” while in grade school. He went on to win countless awards, including one of America’s top five speakers by Toastmasters International in 1992).

Whatever our beginnings, one thing is clear. We probably have more capacity and capability than we know and odds are we have some emotional reckoning to contend with. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl