Daily Grace Note #1 - Forgive but don't forget

 "I can forgive but I cannot forget" - Henry Ward Beecher

• I forgive in order to move forward, but I don't forget and therefore I live accordingly. No one can make me a victim unless I allow them to. Without my consent, people who try to hurt me can never pass the border. I refuse to be the victim of the situation and I will take control of my life. I refuse to be manipulated by others. I forgive them because I need to move on even without them. I forgive them so that I will not carry them wherever I go. As I forgive them, I will leave them behind where they should belong. 

• Let go of anger. It hurts you more than the person you fell rage toward. Move on. Life is too valuable to get stuck! Anger holds you to where you left yourself. Let go of your anger so that you can move forward. Anger is like a heavy stone chained on you. It cannot be moved and in turn you are stuck with it. Let go of that chain and free yourself at last. Like a double-edged sword, refuse yourself to be wounded on either side. Life is too short to spend your emotions on anger. Let go and be free. As long as there is anger in your heart, you will feel that life is heavy to carry.