<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Your life will be so much better when you start... > Your life will be so much better when you start trying to understand and have compassion for the people who hurt you — instead of just reacting in the heat of the moment and hurting them back. {{It is easy to hold a grudge. It is easy to blame. But these narratives are a perpetuation of the role of a powerless victim. When you hold grudges the victimization continues.}} {{It takes emotional bravery to forgive. It takes a huge determination toward self-care to let go of painful past events and not let them define your future.}} {{There is no self-love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without self-love.}} {{Forgiving another may be the ultimate act of self-love.}} {{Forgiving is an inward act that establishes outer boundaries; it is an undefeatable triumph of self-compassion that proclaims you are no longer a victim.}} {{Through forgiveness, you can quit suffering from the sins committed against you.}} {{By holding-on to resentment you allow them to continue having power over you.}} {{Forgiving takes your power back.}} **Source:** [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->