Having all this extra time on my hands has brought up some memories of people and situations that I need to forgive.

Because I am not in work and rush mode, situations and things are showing up in my life requiring my attention to forgive them because I still feel hurt, resentment and vengefulness towards them.

So, I am setting aside time to write them and myself letters of forgiveness so that I can release my body and mind of un-necessary drama and tension. I deserve a life of peace and sometimes that means acknowledging that I can’t go to the past and force things to be different.

Here are 9 reasons why I forgive:

1. Memories are both positive and negative. The ones that I put on a pedestal determine how I progress.

2. My body and mind belong to me; not someone who has down me wrong.

3. Yes, someone else’s actions and words have hurt me but that doesn’t mean that they need to keep hurting me. Forgiveness releases them of that hurt.

4. I can’t control how others behave towards me or think about me but I can control what I focus on. Forgiveness helps me release others having control over me.

5. Forgiveness is empowering because it reminds me that I am not a victim.

6. Forgiveness reminds me that I can set clear boundaries for my happiness.

7. Forgiveness reminds me to connect within for the answer to be here now.

8. Forgiveness allows me to detach a lesson and message from the hurt that might be attached to it.

9. I choose forgiveness because my life belongs to me and I have control over it.