Peace With The Past

We all make mistakes. We all have the capacity to hurt and offend. Often that can be accidental but at other times it can be quite deliberate.

Relationships can be fractured or friends offended by something we say or something we do.

Forgiveness is something we often seek from others. It can be key to ridding ourselves of shame or embarrassment…a way to ease our conscience.

There are times when we want to make things right and we do that by accepting responsibility for the part we have played.

Most people recognise the value of forgiveness and they accept that it’s a conscious and deliberate action.

But it’s also true that too many people fail to understand the need for self-forgiveness.

Too often the one who has wronged us the most is ourselves. Too often the hatred and sadness comes from inside. Too many people dislike the person that they have become.

Real forgiveness means releasing ourselves from past suffering. It starts with us.

It’s only by coming to terms with the who that we are – warts and all – that we can begin to repair and rebuild.

It’s not only possible to become our own best friend, in so many ways it’s essential.

The good news is that it’s never too late to begin.

It starts with making a choice no-one else can make for us.