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Learn to forgive and release resentment from "summary" of The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
Forgiveness is not a tidy process. It is not something that we can neatly package and put away. It is messy and unpredictable, like the tides of the ocean. Just when we think we have forgiven someone, the resentment may rear its head again, like a monster we thought we had defeated. Letting go of resentment is like trying to hold onto water - the more we try to grasp it, the more it slips through our fingers. We must learn to open our hands and allow it to flow away, trusting that it will find its own way out to sea. Resentment is a heavy burden to carry. It weighs us down and keeps us tied to the past, preventing us from moving forward. When we hold onto resentment, we are allowing the person who hurt us to have power over us. We are giving them permission to continue hurting us, long after the initial wound has healed. Forgiveness is not about letting the other person off the hook. It is about freeing ourselves from the chains of anger and bitterness. It is about recla...
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