A Letter Of Forgiveness

Dear anyone who has ever hurt me,

I forgive you. I forgive you not necessarily because you deserve it, but because I do. I have spent too long being angry at you, having revenge fantasies about you, and avoiding you whenever I see you in person. I forgive you because I am tired. I know that you can only change on your own. I give up. I will not let you in again. You have your own life to figure out, as do I. I have grown, and I have changed. I am finally at a place in my life where I can fully move on. I don't have to see you everyday, or hear your name brought up in random conversation. You have been cleansed out of my life. I am done being angry. What is the point in wasting time being so distraught? You do not deserve my anger. I forgive you because it is my best form of goodbye. Forgiveness means you are completely cleansed out of my body. Out of my heart and out of my mind. The wounds you inflicted have healed, and I do not care about the scars they left behind. You were a part of me. The good and the bad. I completely accept that. I am not trying to forget you, or the memories. I just simply forgive you. I will no longer waste time thinking about the damage you caused. I refuse to feel sorry for myself. I refuse to care who won or who lost. None of that matters. I have a wonderful life. Full of love, friendship, and adventure. God is guiding me in places I have yet to discover, and I am so excited. You were once balls and chains connected to my ankles, but now, you no longer exist. I am completely free, because I have forgiven you. I do not care if you ever know I have forgiven you. That is not the point of this. The point is to know in my heart, that I have moved on in the best direction possible.

Love,
A Survivor

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