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* Can I forgive someone without allowing them back into my life?

Sometimes forgiveness is freeing. Sometimes it is an important part of healing. Mycorejourney believes that not forgiving can sometimes also be a boundary and a truth that sets us free.  And perhaps that distinction matters more than we usually admit. Because when you've been hurt, there can be another kind of pressure hidden inside the advice to forgive: the feeling that your healing is somehow incomplete until you have forgiven the person who hurt you. But, you can release your anger without reconciling. You can stop thinking about someone without welcoming them back. You can understand why someone hurt you...

* Sometimes the hardest person to leave is the version of yourself you became

When someone stops choosing us, it is very easy to turn their decision into a verdict about ourselves. Suddenly we get the "not interesting enough" treatment, the "not attractive enough, the "too much", the "not enough", the "too difficult to love" treatment, and there is not a thing we can do about it. This is where rejection can become cruel for anybody, and especially people who already live with anxiety. An anxious mind rarely leaves an unanswered question unanswered. It fills the silence with ruminating thoughts, questions and answers. We may be grieving the future we imagined, the identity we...

* How do I forgive? – by Jay Shetty

Jay Shetty approaches forgiveness from a perspective that won't necessarily align with everything you believe in. But there is something valuable in listening closely to an idea even when we don't completely agree with it — especially when it touches something as complicated and personal as hurt, resentment and letting go. Because sometimes another person’s perspective doesn’t give us an answer. It helps us see more clearly what is right for us. Listen to Jay Shetty's conversation on forgiveness and decide for yourself what forgiveness means to you. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GTACs1u1LbzREjaSkNusN?si=gfwJ_ptZTU2g-BN-P1kM9A   Or listen to "How Do I Forgive?" on Spotify