Radical Forgiveness: Part 3

Session 3: Releasing the Right to Retaliate 🕊️

In this session, I want to share the definition of forgiveness that changed my life: it is the conscious decision to release resentment and the desire for revenge.

What I’ve Learned:

• Stop the plotting: I used to mentally plot the destruction of people who hurt me, but I don’t waste my energy on that anymore.
• Let go of the “Debt”: I’ve decided to stop holding onto the moral debt I think people owe me; I entrust justice to God alone.
• It isn’t an excuse: Forgiving someone doesn’t mean I think their actions were acceptable or that I’m removing my boundaries.

When I release my right to retaliate, I find a freedom that no longer occupies my thoughts with negativity.