Living a life where you hold on to resentment, anger, and frustration toward someone is painful. Anger, bitterness, and resentment doesn’t change the past; it keeps you stuck in it. And, by now, you may know that forgiveness is the key to freeing yourself from the past. However, you may have also been told to forgive and forget. But, that may not be the best advice for your personal growth. In fact, forgetting what you learned about the person through your toxic experience may be what is causing you to repeat the same experience with the same people over and over again. Today, set your intentions to forgive, but NOT to forget. Today, choose to release the burden of anger and resentment, and forgive. And, instead of forgetting what your hurt is trying to teach you, choose to remember the lessons that you learned from your hurt and not to forget them. Today, learn from your pain instead of wallowing in it and instead of repeating it, choose to forgive, but remember.

Just for today, I am willing to forgive. I forgive everyone for all past perceived wrongs. I release them with love. They are now free and I am now free to move forward with love in my heart. I forgive myself for not being perfect. I am living the best way I know how. I choose to learn something new about myself every day. I forgive and set myself free. I am safe, divinely guided and protected. Out of this situation only good will come. And so it is.