To Heal Resentment Choose Forgiveness.

To understand what forgiveness is, it is important to consider what forgiveness is not. 

The act of forgiveness does not suggest you have forgotten the injustice. Nor does it imply you condone or excuse the wrongdoer.

You are not condemning; that only leads to forgiveness that stems from moral superiority. 

When you forgive someone who has deeply hurt you, you let go of resentment and the urge to seek revenge, no matter how deserving of these things the wrongdoer may be. 

You give the great gifts of acceptance, generosity and love. 

You give forgiveness not out of pity, not out of grim obligation. 

Rather, you give because you have chosen to have a merciful heart. 

A heart with the power to free yourself so you can live a better life.

Thank you, International Forgiveness Institute