forgiveness

Posted by Dalila on July 26, 2000 at 15:42:29:

In Reply to: need someplace to be... posted by Julian on July 24, 2000 at 00:02:03:

I just wanted to write and offer my support, because I feel like I've experienced alot of the things you talked about. I know the intense frustration I've felt when my mother constatly wonders why in the world I would have self-esteem issues. I've revealed to her my feelings about the abuse in our family, but a person does not see what they don't want to see. I've experienced feelings of confusion and repulsion when my father has occasionally reached out to me. I don't have the answers yet, buy I know that forgiveness cannot be forced. One has to go through the long process of forgiving oneself for being flawed and realizing the perfection that does lie within, and then I think forgiveness of others is a more or less natural outcome of that. I'm sure you feel sincere compassion for your father's situation. that doesn't mean you have to force yourself to feel anything else.

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