One of the most important lessons I’ve learned from other people (or because of other people) is the power and truth of forgiveness. For a long time I struggled with the idea of forgiving someone who hurt me until I realized that not only was I the one being hurt by my anger, but that I was also being foolish.

When I learned that forgiveness is not the same as forgetting, everything changed and I learned how to give myself the peace the comes with forgiving someone, but the strength of not allowing them to harm me again.