Pain from the Past

I remember holding my mom captive for her past mistakes. I was truly the most miserable person on earth. I nursed a hatred until the moment when I saw that this was going bad in a fast hurry. I was a young woman of 28 and all the hatred and bitterness in my heart began to unfold before my eyes. God had opened the book of my heart for me to see. I was overwhelmed with a sense of guilt compounded with a sense of wanting justice. But I saw my role. It was simple. Either I move on in life whole and complete and getting healed from my past or I hold on to her wrongs and stay captive to bitterness and hatred all my days. You know what I chose because I woud not be sitting here writing this. Today my Mom is still human and we are not the same or see things the same or practice our faith the same but there is a love and respect that is truly a gift. I am so glad I got to see this side of it without life taking away from me all those days in the name of anothers weakness. Be encouraged..take courage to forgive those that have hurt you...parents, ex spouses, children, friends, you will never regret it as long as you live.