To Forgive and Forget
Posted on | August 25, 2010 | 2 Comments
August, it seems, is a month for forgiving. Various organizations have deemed that the first Sunday in August be called ‘International Forgiveness Day,’ while the 27th of this month is ‘Global Forgiveness Day.’
That’s a whole lot of forgiving to do in one month, but if you’re like me, you probably have a lot of forgiving your can do. And maybe a whole lot of asking for forgiveness.
I’ve forgiven a lot of people in my life. I’ve forgiven my parents for any mistakes they made while raising me – I know they only did the very best they knew how. Things that perhaps seemed cruel at one time can be seen in a different light when you’re a parent yourself.
I forgive my husband on a daily basis, and I beg him to forgive me too. He’s not perfect and neither am I – but we try to be perfect for each other.
I forgive my children about every five minutes! I need to remember that the mistakes they make are the same ones I made when I was their age, and if they screw up, it’s a reflection on my teaching, not on their learning. I hope they can forgive me for my mistakes someday, the same way I’ve forgiven my parents for theirs.
I forgive past boy friends – some of them hurt me deeply, and I’m sure there were a couple I hurt too. But regrets are only mistakes you didn’t learn from, so I’m trying not to have any regrets. Instead, I look at those relationships and know that I learned from them, and that they made me a better person. The person that’s able to love my husband and be loved by him now.
I don’t want to be a person that holds a grudge. Forgiveness is freedom, not for the person you forgive, but for the person doing the forgiving. When you forgive, you release a prisoner – and you’ll find that the prisoner was you.
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August 26th, 2010 @ 23:34
I did not know that August was forgiveness month. Even if we can’t forgive “everyone” in one month was a wonderful way to bring forgiveness to our consciousness. Thanks for sharing this–five more days in August to consider where to forgive and to move forward!
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August 27th, 2010 @ 20:17
It was nice to take a few minutes and think not just about the people I’ve forgiven, but about who I should be asking for forgiveness, too. Thanks for stopping by!