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forgiveness

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Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.
C.S. Lewis quote
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i agree, forgiveness is divine, but how does someone forgive themselves for allowing everyone to use them because you have such low self esteem. of course i am talking about myself here.
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yes..i know what you mean...and it's hard to get self esteem back once it has been lost....

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. "
~ Lewis B. Smedes
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i think the more we are able to love ourselves, the better able we are to forgive.
sometimes we cannot forgive. i believe that is okay as long as we don't allow them to live in our minds "rent-free"
thanks for sharing this!
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you have a very good point afloat....thanks for the wisdom!
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oh yes I wish I was friendly with "forgiveness" It is soooo hard, espeacially whensomeone you love continues to walk all over you, and disrespect you, yet wheels you back in with sweet lies and manipulation.
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