Believing in Myself by Earnie Larsen & Carol Hegarty May 16, 2014 Forgiveness or regret are the only choices we have. ---Ron Palmer Mention skills and we usually think of things like playing a musical instrument, dancing, or cooking. We seldom think of things like attitudes that, in sum equal self-esteem. But attitudes are skills. Perhaps one of the least mentioned is the skill of forgiveness. There are many unfairness to forgive in this unfair world. Life often is frustrating and full of disappointments. At times there are genuine insults and traumatic absurdities that befall us. All are capable of destroying our self-esteem if we dont learn to become peacemakers rather than grudge-holders. The skill of forgiveness, like any skill, must be practiced daily. An attitude of acceptance, sailing along on the greased rails of habit, enables us to forgive life for not being what we wanted it to be. We spare ourselves much regret when we come to peaceful terms with our own personal histories. If we didnt live up to our fondest expectations, that isnt so bad. Even those who have done us legitimate harm can be forgiven one we realize that not forgiving only prolongs injury. Forgiveness unties the know that binds me to resentment and regret.
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