Forgiveness

One of the hardest things a human being can do to another human being is forgive. It seems crazy, cause forgiveness is such a good thing, but for some reason it's much harder to forgive than to hold a grudge.

Maybe it's because of some things I've noticed when I finally got around to forgiving somebody myself. I'll save the dramatic details. By the time I was done with the forgiveness thing, I was feeling much lighter, like a weight had been taken off of my shoulders. But there were a couple things about forgiveness that I thought for a long time that I was wrong about.

1. You don't have to talk to the other person to forgive them. You don't even need to make contact if you see no reason for it.

2. No, forgiving doesn't necessarily mean forgetting, or even excusing, what's been done to you.

I found an UpWorthy video that took the steps to forgiveness and showed them to the world of the internet.

1. Think of said person

2. Write down what they did

3. Read it in front of a mirror.

4. Verbally let it go.

By the time you're done, you might feel empty for a few seconds, like now there's a giant space where all that anger used to be. But relief will fill that up in no time.

So come on, people! Let's start forgiving already. When science has shown it makes people happier to forgive, then we should all be doing it!

Awkward pic of the day!