A maturity that allows forgiveness eventually rises, as an indication of that very maturity, above the offense, and emanates from an emotional and spiritual health which can discern, finally, that which is (or has been) a real offense, and that which is (or has been) only a perceived offense.
One can then admit to and forgive one’s self for the wrong perception, or, in regard to actual offense, forgive the other person.
This mature forgiveness frees a person to—regardless of whether their forgiveness resonates with another person or not—move on in the peace and joy previously and arduously blocked by a sense of personal justice and keeping score—again, whether that score is (or was) correct, or just dramatically and self-servingly miscalculated and perpetuated.
Copyright Barb Harwood
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