MENTAL HEALTH IN THE HEART OF MAUN

🧠💔 Forgiving doesn’t always arise as a spontaneous emotion. In fact, when someone hurts us, the last thing we often feel… is the urge to forgive. ✨ And yet, forgiveness is not just a feeling — it’s a choice. A brave and deeply liberating decision. 🚫 Choosing to forgive doesn’t mean everything is okay, or that what happened didn’t hurt. ✅ It means we’ve decided to release what’s been holding us back. 🔗 While resentment keeps us tied to the past, forgiveness allows us to move forward. It’s not about denying what happened, but choosing not to let it keep harming us. 💬 Forgiving is saying: "I can't change what you did to me, but I can choose how to live from here on." 🗝️ Forgiveness is a key that opens the door to a lighter life. 💬 Popular Wisdom That Inspires 🔹 “Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free… and realizing you were the prisoner.” 🔹 “Resentment keeps alive what should have been left behind.” 🔹 “Forgiveness doesn’t erase the pa...

❌ What Forgiveness Is Not Forgiving is not justifying the offense or minimizing the pain we experienced. It’s not pretending nothing happened, and much less allowing the harm to be repeated. It also doesn’t mean forgetting what happened, erasing the other person from our memory, or restoring the relationship as if it had never been broken. These mistaken ideas are very common and often prevent us from beginning to heal. Believing that forgiveness is the same as reconciliation can push us into relationships that are no longer healthy. And thinking that we can only forgive if we receive an apology keeps us tied to the other person's behavior. Forgiveness, on the other hand, is an internal decision, independent of the other person's repentance. ✅ What Forgiveness Is Forgiving is a way to heal. It’s about releasing the emotional burden that keeps us tied to the past. It’s recognizing that what happened hurt us, but choosing not to let it keep hurting us. It doesn’t erase the ...