Let It Go

Hi, everyone! Happy hot and humid Wednesday!

I thought I would touch on something that completely pushed me out of a negative time in my life. It is something that we all have dealt with at some point in our lives--forgiveness.

It is an unfortunate given in our lives: We will at some point be hurt, misled, lied to, etc. by someone. Unless we seclude ourselves on our own private island, we will face a compromising situation. These issues are never pleasant to deal with, but what often hurts people more than the actual situation itself is that they never let it go. People hold on to the hurt and anger for years. We must forgive.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different. There is no possible way that any one of us can rewind back to the moment we were hurt and change what happened. Believe me, if that were possible, I would have done it. If we don't forgive, we are stuck in the past. We don't allow ourselves to continue on and be happy. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. You give yourself back the power over you. When we hold on to grudges or the hurt of something that occurred, we surrender the power over to the one(s) who hurt us. Take the power back. Forgive and begin taking steps forward in your life. 

Forgiveness doesn't mean that you are ok with what happened; it doesn't make it right. You don't have to run into the arms of the person who hurt you, but you can allow yourself to see them in a more positive light. Just let it go. Throw away the weight off your back. You can't change what happened. The only you can control is how you handle it. Do not hold onto something that will bring continual sadness into your life. Get out of the dark spot. Forgiveness allows you to take that first step back into the light.