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Forgiveness Can't Be Forced! #forgive #heal #jewish #selfhealing

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we're taught that if we forgive others Hashem will forgive us as a survivor of child sexual abuse I know I may never be able to forgive the person who harir me how should I approach him Kipper this forgiveness feels impossible for me how can I still connect to the themes of the day while navigating the emotional reality of carrying this pain and being unable to fulfill this aspect of forgiveness please this guy does this person ask you for forgiveness if somebody doesn't ask you for forgiveness and they destroyed your life you don't have a Mitzvah to forgive them stop blaming yourself there is a beautiful beautiful mid to forgive and if you're capable of that one day if you may be capable of that you'll be so strong and so healthy you will say you know what take your stuff take your what forgiveness doesn't mean I become best friends forgiveness means take your toxicity and it's yours and I have nothing to do with it f out of my system I forgive you one day you'll be ready for that and you'll do it till then it's not a Mitzvah don't force yourself don't shame yourself don't blame yourself y Kipper is perfect