I've spent the morning praying about forgiveness. (How else do you think I come up with all my great advice? Anytime I'm wise at all, it's because of I've got a great adviser.) People always say that to forgive someone is really a gift you give yourself. Once done, you free yourself of negativity and broken relationships. I agree that harboring anger and resentment are more harmful to your own life than it could ever be to another.
However, I actually find it a bit ridiculous that I feel I have the power to decide whether or not to forgive someone. What makes me so much better than they are? It's not like I have led a life free of error. I, too, have made huge mistakes and probably mistreated or hurt others with my actions. Yet, because I am suddenly the harmed party, I qualify to judge them? Hardly! Yes, I realize everyone who knows me thinks this naive or even weak, but I think we are all forgiven the instant we transgress.
We have so little time on this earth and a purpose so important, please don't waste another moment on holding onto hurt and pain. Open your heart to others. Let them in. Allow yourself to be vulnerable. Trust again. Love again and again and again.
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