Great Staci. I have forgiven everything and hope everyone has forgiven me. Feels a lot better that way.

AMEN, Staci!!

Truer words were never spoken. Here's to forgiveness!!!!

Hail to my darling staci.. love ya ...
sista hottie hehe

I must be strong.cause I can forgive...and I am never afraid to apologize..and ask for forgiveness...Bonnie

Thank you my favorite cookie Im all for it..........

It is important to know what forgiveness is NOT to know what it is...
FORGIVENESS IS NOT:
1. Forgetting. If the hurt wounded you enough to require forgiveness, you may always have a memory of it.
2.Excusing or Condoning. The wrong should not be denied, minimized, or justified.
3.Reconciliation. You can forgive the offender and still not choose to reestablish the relationship.
4.Weakness. You do not become a doormat or oblivious to cruelty.

FORGIVENESS IS:
GIVING UP RESENTMENT AGAINST OR DESIRE TO PUNISH; PARDON; TO OVERLOOK AN OFFENSE; TO CANCEL A DEBT."

The Goal of FORGIVENESS is to let go of hurt and move ahead with life.

Should your name be on top of your FORGIVENESS list today?

Yes, Nicole. My name can be at the top of my list.

I forgive and forget a lot of things. Even the bitchy ex wife of my boyfriend and THAT was no easy task to forgive the things she has said about me. But I have God in my heart, and he helps me to truly forgive.

I have just recently been able to find a way to forgive. I was under the incorrect assumption that by forgiving, I was saying that what happened was ok. Now I know better, forgiving is allowing me to let go and move on.

You know I had a lot of anger for a long time. I'm not judging this anger I'm just saying it was there. One thing I hated was when people said you have to get over your anger. Well I wanted to rip their face off (not really) but I would get very angry. I had to go through the messy, stressful, ugly, true meaning of anger. I had to go through it before I could forgive. It took me a lot longer than most people but when I finally was able to let go of the anger forgiveness came naturally. My $.02. I will say being here is a lot calmer than being in the angry mode. I like it.

What wonderful ladies with wonderful thoughts.
I especially like what Nicol said...forgiveness is not forgetting. I am a person who has asked for forgiveness & must now EARN trust from others. I think the forgetting will come if a friendship can mend and can survive the pain.
Hugs~~~

Cheers to forgiveness!! Don't you know that women never forget anything(wink)lol!

Very awesome Staci. What a wonderful post.

Absolutely, everyone needs to forgive and forget. It's the only way to move forward.

Thanx Staci and NicolT for inspiration....

Yeah for forgiveness. It gives us such a wonderful sense of peace marilyn