Status Updates From Book Of Forgiving

People who generally seek to forgiven themselves are people who want to change,

They don’t want to repeat the mistakes of their past.

To want genuine self forgiveness you must be a person do conscious

If you feel guilt, shame, regret, or remorse of something you’ve done, this is the place to begin

Cont:
The realization of wrong doing and acceptance of responsibility generally initiates feelings of guilt and regret which must be fully experienced before one can move toward self forgiveness.

Pseudo self-forgiveness is a defensive psychological process where an individual bypasses genuine guilt and shame after a wrongdoing by minimizing harm, denying responsibility, or blaming the victim rather than accepting accountability.

Behavioral outcome: prevents reconciliation and repeats cycles whereas Genuine self forgiveness, promotes behavioral change and amends

Don’t dismiss your pain first because then you’ll be able to understand the person who hurt you is also hurting (whether ignorance).

Humility is what everyone needs
Anyone who has harmed another has been harmed