7 Steps to Self-Forgiveness
7 Steps to Self-Forgiveness “Forgiveness is the best revenge” 6 min read There’s a harsh truth to self-forgiveness. It calls for complete ownership. I was confronted with this reality after carrying anger towards my Dad for over 15 years. At the time, he was an angry alcoholic that was edgy at best and destructive at worst. I was too enraged and hurt to see that his anger and rage were just a cry for help, a key sign that he was hurting too. What happened instead was that my anger wrestled his anger in an ugly ball of fiery flames. I directed hateful thoughts onto an already hateful situation which was like pouring gasoline on a fire that needed no extra encouragement. But again, I didn’t know that at the time. I was dealing with my emotions in the only way that I knew how. Before I could ever forgive him, I spent many years simply trying to understand him. After way too long, I discovered that the only way to begin understanding him was to accept him. And n...