“I forgive you.” Sometimes those three small words can be the hardest to say, especially when we’re hurting. But forgiveness has healing properties that no pill or practitioner can provide. Whether it’s towards someone else who has done you wrong or towards yourself, learning to forgive is liberating. Forgiveness is not about letting things slide, saying it’s all OK or that past actions don’t matter; it’s accepting the present in its unchangeable — perhaps imperfect — form, and allowing yourself to move forward without carrying a heavy rock of resentment in your stomach. Self-care doesn’t always look like bubble baths and yoga mats; sometimes it’s having the courage to forgive yourself or others, to let go and to cut loose the painful weight of regret like a ship snapping free…
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