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Forgiveness Isn’t Surrender — It’s How You Drop the Damn Backpack
Holding a grudge feels powerful—at least at first. It gives the illusion of control, like you’re standing guard over your own pain, making sure no one ever gets away with hurting you again. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: that kind of “strength” isn’t strength at all. It’s self-imposed imprisonment. You’re the one still holding the bars shut while the other person walks free.
Forgiveness gets a bad rap. People mistake it for weakness, or worse—for approval. But forgiving someone doesn’t mean you’re saying, “What you did was fine.” It means you’re done letting their actions dictate how you feel. It’s you saying, “You don’t get to live in my head rent-free anymore.”
I’ve seen it countless times—in healing work, in ceremony, in my own damn life. The ones who refuse to forgive always look the most exhausted. Not angry. Just tired. Because bitterness is heavy. It eats at you slowly, like acid on metal, until all that’s left is resentment where your joy used to be.
Eagle Eye, my old mentor, used to tell me, “Crow, bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other bastard to die.” The old man never sugar-coated anything. He was right — again.
Forgiveness isn’t saying “what you did was fine.” It’s saying “I’m done letting what you did own me.” It’s you walking out of the prison and realizing the door was never locked — you were just holding it shut from the inside.
It took me years to understand that.
Forgiveness is freedom. It’s reclaiming your energy from a story that’s already over. It’s remembering that peace doesn’t come from payback—it comes from release.
So, if you’re still holding that grudge like it’s proof of your strength, ask yourself: are you protecting your heart, or are you just carrying the wound so long you’ve mistaken it for part of you? Because real strength isn’t in holding on. It’s in finally letting go.
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