Grudges and Forgiveness
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve put my feelings into words. I saw this post this morning upon doing a little soul searching and I couldn’t help but become confused. I’ve been in both places. Grudges. The old me...circa 2016 and back...100% held a grudge. It’s all I knew. Or maybe it was what I was forced to know. What it did was cost me my first marriage, and countless mistakes after that. Then one day my wife (new marriage) told me it, along with my bitterness for life, it was one of the things she hated most about me. It hit me like a ton of bricks. Along with the wondering why she married me to begin with, so many questions flooded my existence. Circumstances had made me that way. The many years of continuous hurt and betrayal from so many people I had given my heart to had turned me into stone. What a reality check and more importantly an awakening. And so I committed to myself, and those I loved, to change. And I did. I absolutely changed. I let all the negative th