forgiveness

for some reason today i have been pondering forgiveness.

and i am sure of this...

i am grateful for the power that forgiveness brings to our lives.

it isn't easy and it tends to be complicated

and it can get all emotional messy

and it is much harder to extend forgiveness to myself than to others

and it is very difficult for me to accept the forgiveness of others

however,

despite all the challenges...

i know, that i know, that i know

that forgiveness works.

for me.

it works when i extend forgiveness to others

because there is a freeing up of space in my heart

and my life for all the goodness that is waiting to pour in.

when i forgive others,

i can move forward in my life

becoming and creating and growing.

each time i look back on my life

i see crossroads

where i had the choice to let go- or hold on

and always, always, letting go

no matter how gut wrenching and terrifying it was at the moment

was the right choice.

letting go of others and their choices and actions

the hurt and the betrayals

letting go of the unkind words and thoughts they held towards me

letting go and forgiving

allows me to become one little baby step closer to who i am so excited to become!