... and I'll write it again ...
Forgiveness doesn't mean allowing those who hurt you to "get away" with what they did. Forgiveness is something we do for ourselves so that we, as empowered individuals, can move forward. We are not forgiving for "their" sake - - we are taking a stand and by forgiving - we are stating .... I am not a victim.
I forgive you mom for turning me out at 14. I forgive you dad for letting me drive 5 hours away with a boy 6 years older than me. I forgive you, stranger, for raping me on the first night I ever got drunk. I forgive you Colorado Christian Agency for lying to me about what open adoption meant. I forgive you Don and Marcia for not keeping your promises to me.
My forgiveness does not equate your redemption. My forgiveness allows me to remove myself from the cycle of anger and self-destruction due to the unbareable pain - in order to live ... to love ... to believe in God's Promise that everything happens for a reason and that He gives us nothing more than He knows we can handle.
For purpose. For healing. For all of us ....
Birthmothers Healing, Success and Recovery.
Written ... years ago .... in my living room - through my own tears ..... by me.
Raven.
kutebutpsych0@yahoo.com
We hurt the ones we love the most ...
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