Daily Ep 18 | Forgiving & Releasing

Hey friend,

Recently I found myself in a place where I needed to forgive someone and I was finding it difficult. We all have circumstances in our lives where people hurt us intentionally or unintentionally and we need to work through forgiveness for those people. You know there's a saying that if we don't offer forgiveness it hurts us more than the person we need to forgive. I do think that's true, but it doesn't make forgiving any easier. What I did the other day was I walked through a situation in my mind where I talked to this person and I imagined them sitting across from me and how they might respond. For me, this time, it was enough. I was able to let the offense go, I was able to have some closure in that relationship and I was able to move on. Now it's not always that easy or simple. If you have people in your life that have really hurt you and you need to move through forgiveness, for them and for yourself really -- I want to encourage you to talk to someone, a safe trusted adult. You can reach out to us here at the Love, Sophia Project. You could talk to a counselor or therapist or even a good friend. Because it's important that you work through your feelings of hurt and that you learn to forgive and let go. You don't want bitterness growing in your heart. You don't want to become negative or cynical. Remember your story matters too much for that! You have too much influence. So, today take some time to journal. Take some time to think about forgiving and releasing. Because you matter.

I'll meet you here tomorrow.