Dear Chris:

Regarding things done to you as a child- accepting the injustice of it, the betrayal, your utter victimization, grieving the loss and damage it caused you while you currently live an assertive life, trusting yourself to protect yourself and take care of yourself- over time- should make it possible to get unstuck here.

Regarding things you did to others, making appropriate amends in every way possible to those you victimized should help, but even if it doesn’t, this is your responsibility to do so.

The way I redeemed myself, still redeeming myself for the wrongs and hurts I have caused innocent others, is to persistently adhere, day in and day out, to what I call The Healing Path. There is no work more difficult than working that path, for so long and for the rest of my life. Doing my healing has already earned my personal forgiveness (and I assure you, the guilt has been immense).

anita