Forgiveness for Self and Others

Real self-care can’t be bought, it isn’t just spa days and facials. Real self-care is a series of tough decisions. The decision to be more disciplined, to address your reoccurring toxic thoughts, to prioritize your mental health and to put your happiness over your history. — Steven Bartlett

Forgiveness is often spoken about in relation to forgiving others. But at the root of this type of forgiveness is still you. It’s an understanding that if you don’t forgive then this energy might have a hold on you and won’t allow you to move forward. Moving forward is what Kaur Mvmnt is all about so you already know forgiveness is very important to me. Imagine holding onto all the people who have wronged us.

In my experience those feelings can become toxic and mess with our ability to allow new things to come into our lives. This is why wisdom tells us forgiveness is for you more than it is for the other person. And I know sometimes you’re in a situation where the other person doesn’t believe they did anything wrong. It’s still important for you to forgive them. See it. Forgive it. And move forward for your sake.

On the other end is forgiveness for your own actions. We open our hearts to people after they have done something to hurt us and it’s important to practice that same action with ourselves. We are going to falter in our relationships. It’s unavoidable because we aren’t perfect. Forgiveness exists for a reason and knowing how to both give and receive it can change everything.

Additional Thoughts

• Just because you decide to forgive someone it does not mean you have to continue your relationship with them. Remember that.

XO,

Laveet