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Old Apr 06, 2009, 02:24 AM
catatonicmania catatonicmania is offline
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Originally Posted by stumpy View Post

do i hate them? no. because that would give them power still over me. i would be tying up my energy and emotion on them, and i choose to use it in a more positive fashion.

so...while i will not forgive them...i will not let their action go unheard either. i chose to be vocal about the abuse instead. for me forgiveness=tolerance...BUT THAT IS JUST ME and i am pig headed.
I like your way of thinking. All the energy I spend thinking of what has happened is giving them power over me. Maybe tolerance enough to close my mind on the situation will free me from this decision. Which I always thought I needed to make. Thank you. I think this helped.
Thanks for this!
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