Forgiveness.

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” Steve Maraboli

for·give·ness

The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven.

To forgive someone means to let go of any resentment towards the individual.

It seems like such an easy task, however, it's more difficult for me then it might be for others. It is honestly something that I struggle with. When someone hurts me, I know that I don't need an apology in order to forgive them but a part of me still wants one, especially if the person who has done wrong to me is someone I trusted to not do me wrong. That is my struggle. Because I also know that even if they do apologize then they could not even mean it and they're just saying it for my benefit. Which is why I keep telling myself "they do not have to earn forgiveness. & holding an angry grudge is like drinking poison & expecting the person I am angry with to die." it's pointless.

 The thing people, as well as myself, should learn is that, everyone in life, sooner or later, is going to hurt you in someway or another. Whether it be drastic, or as simple as a white lie. It is bound to happen. But you cannot let that hurt become the obsession of your life. If you hold on to the hurt for too long then it will start to control your emotions with everyone, rather than just the person that is responsible for making you feel the way you do.

No forgiveness isn't easy. But you don't forgive people for them, you forgive people for yourself.-Also, in situations where you, yourself were the cause of someone else's hurt, if they won't forgive you, that's not your problem, it's there's. In that situation you must learn to forgive yourself and move on from the situation.