Forgiveness is a beautiful thing, but...

Frogiveness is a beautiful thing, but it's essential that it arises organically. Many of us claim to have forgiven while still holding toxic emotions below the surface: the forgiveness bypass. The truth is that we cannot will ourselves into forgiveness. If we try to forgive before we have worked through the feelings, inauthenticity blocks our path. We cannot be in the real, because we're not emotionally real. Our heart is still back there. - Jeff Brown