How many of us have left a friendship or a relationship on hard terms? Maybe holding a grudge or having bitterness towards someone. Maybe it's not even that. Maybe you just never resolved what the situation was left at, and you're so confused as to what the heck happened.
Imagine if one day you broke your leg... you never went to the hospital, you never saw a doctor, you just hoped that someday, your broken leg would heal all by itself. Now imagine that you went throughout life with that broken leg... it would improperly heal and therefore, resulting in pain forever. Anytime that you move it the wrong way, hit it by mistake, or if it's really severe, you may never be able to walk again, because you never took care of your leg in the first place.
If you don't want to always be in pain, you need to heal that wound of yours correctly. Sometimes it takes asking for forgiveness, sometimes it takes forgiving. The other person might not even know that you forgave them, but it's not their broken leg your fixing. It's your own. Where there are people, there will be hurt. You will never meet someone who will not hurt you. Forgiveness truly takes a lot of courage. My advice though, is to heal the would correctly. No matter what it takes. When things happen, it leaves a wound. Just like a broken leg, it needs to be healed correctly or else the leg will be in pain forever. Heal the wound. Forgive, forget, heal, move on, and continue to live your life.
amanda, your writings are so inspirational!! to me... I read some of your posts on here!! I love what you say!
ReplyDeletethis kitten is so cute!!
you are a beautiful girl with a heart of gold!! stay true to yourself!
Buddah once said that holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the only one who is burned. I think that is so true. Always better to face your hurts and take time to heal.
ReplyDelete<3 You Amanda.