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I'm Not Sorry...When Forgiveness of Self Seems Impossible

Sorry : Feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc. Repent : 2. To feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better; be penitent. Forgive : To grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.  . One of the hardest things to do is forgive. When someone does us wrong the pain of that wrong can linger, sometimes for years causing resentment. Try as we might it can cling to us and prohibit us from moving forward in our lives. This can be more so true when the person who wronged us is not sorry for their actions against us nor expresses any sort of remorse. I want you to stop for a moment and reread that, thos titimtitime envisioning the person that has wrong you as yourself. Can you forgive? It is true that it is difficult to forgive others but it is also true that it is even more difficult to forgive ourselves. We will often times hold on the wrong that we have done to ourselves or others and b...