Learning How to Forgive Yourself When It Feels Impossible
California Christian Counseling
It’s easy to hold a grudge against someone who wronged you, but it can also be relatively easy to forgive them. Learning to forgive yourself can be more challenging. Forgiving usually goes something like this: You replay the offensive action as it unfolded in real-time in your head with a judgmental eye. You speculate about motives and judge them in all their faults and frailties and talk it over with your best friend, who will assure you that you were not at fault (because that’s what best friends do). Eventually, forgiveness and acceptance can come through an apology, bringing restoration to the relationship and satisfaction to your soul. But when...
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