Tiny Wisdom: On Forgiving
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and realize that prisoner was you.” -Lewis B. Smedes
Nothing hurts more than resentment. When you sit around reliving painful stories, feeling angry and justified, it doesn’t right past wrongs. It doesn’t teach people how to treat you. It doesn’t in any way heal you.
All anger does is force you to relive a moment that’s come and gone. And all that dwelling can actually cause you emotional and physical disease—stress, anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, stomach ulcers, and even heart attack.
Every day we have a choice as to what we …