Forgiveness can be a hard thing to do. It can feel like we are letting someone off the hook if we forgive them. As if they have been given a free pass to get away with their dastardly act against us.
For most of us, we seem to drift towards wanting justice instead of offering forgiveness. There is something in us that wants the other person to pay the proper price for what they have done. This would include them realizing that they have wronged us and then offering a genuine apology for what they had done. Continue reading
The more Sally thought about it the angrier she became. She was wearing her favorite dress and Lucy caused her to spill her chocolate milk all over herself. Lucy was always saying mean things to her and now she was going too far. She had kicked her backpack down the hill, pushed her off the wall in front of the school and now this.