Carrying around the weight of perceived wrongs only increases our burden. Our ‘persecutors’ might not even know how we feel. We can tell them or even stop spending time with them but, either way, forgiving them benefits us. It frees us from the gloomy cloud of grudges and resentments. Reminding ourselves that everyone is always doing the best they can in every moment helps us be our best, lighten our load…

And forgive.