4 February · Forgiveness doesn't choose your boundaries for you.

Self-doubt

I worry that forgiving someone means letting them back into my life.

A little room to breathe.4 February

Self-doubt

“The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.”

Charlotte Brontë — Jane Eyre, 1847Chapter XXVIIRead the source ↗

Forgiveness doesn't choose your boundaries for you.

How you understand an old hurt and how much contact you want are separate decisions. You can feel differently about what happened over time while still choosing distance; a change in feeling doesn't automatically restore trust or create an obligation to reconnect.

ONE SMALL STEP

Consider what contact, if any, actually feels right for you now.

A little room to breathe.4 February

A spark of light in your day.

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