Yes, Dhani, I see your point and agree. Sometimes love just solves things in my own heart and I have to be content with that. And sometimes I just don't have enough love to forgive a wrong and I have to be content with that as well, knowing a higher power has enough for the both of us.
Yes -alas it may take hours, days, months or years before any of us are willing to truly forgive a past wrong. Because I am continually enjoying the fruits of my personal acts of genuine forgiveness (everyday a friend, love one or stranger will challenge you to forgive an offense) I now usually don't have to wait too long before I decide to forgive the person (place, thing, circumstance or situation) in question. There is nothing more self-liberating on earth than the act of forgiveness.
Absolutely - to all you say. Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Isn't interesting how we will hear something, just at the exact time we need to hear it? I love these six word memoirs and comments and how magical they seem to be for one's growth and comfort. Happy December!
Mid fifties, married thirty years. My husband has sweetly asked me to try to outlive him, because he doesn't want to face life alone.
His odds are pretty good. Both our mothers (still living!) outlived our fathers. And our grandmothers...
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Dhani says,
Not if it's VOID of a non-forgiving mind...Dragonflower says,
Yes, Dhani, I see your point and agree. Sometimes love just solves things in my own heart and I have to be content with that. And sometimes I just don't have enough love to forgive a wrong and I have to be content with that as well, knowing a higher power has enough for the both of us.Dhani says,
Yes -alas it may take hours, days, months or years before any of us are willing to truly forgive a past wrong. Because I am continually enjoying the fruits of my personal acts of genuine forgiveness (everyday a friend, love one or stranger will challenge you to forgive an offense) I now usually don't have to wait too long before I decide to forgive the person (place, thing, circumstance or situation) in question. There is nothing more self-liberating on earth than the act of forgiveness.Dragonflower says,
Absolutely - to all you say. Thank you for your thoughtful comments. Isn't interesting how we will hear something, just at the exact time we need to hear it? I love these six word memoirs and comments and how magical they seem to be for one's growth and comfort. Happy December!