Forgiveness

" If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive" 

Hi Friend!

When I think back on my journey to forgiveness, the most important thing I have learned is how powerful the gift truly is. I encourage everyone to try to welcome the gift of forgiveness into their lives. It is an endlessly fascinating journey that will allow you to continue and grow and be tested over time.

What I have come to learn is that real forgiveness is much more nuanced than what you learn in kindergarten on the playground. Its not a single step; its not a simple “i’m sorry”; forgiveness involves honesty, courage, self-reflection, the ability to listen closely. It involves the desire to forgive, and maybe not forget. And most importantly, it involves alot of love, over and over again. Practicing forgiveness is its own reward, a gift both for yourself and for the world.

It turns out that the lesson I learned so many years ago on the playground had some truth to it after all. We are all human, we all make mistakes, and at some point in our lives we will all be in the position of either asking for forgiveness or granting it. The good news is that the power to ask for, or to give, forgiveness resides within us. So, I urge you to move at your own pace, follow your heart, and embrace the journey.

The Practice

Release the negative narrative you hold about

yourself (for it is not true); and start directing the

compassion and forgiveness you give to others

towards yourself

The reward for this daily practice is that you will learn

how to love yourself so much that you will need no

validation from anyone else .

XO Jenna