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4 Ways to Love, Your Enemy
Carrying hate is like drinking poison, you’re only hurting yourself
It’s safe to assume that I’ve spent at least 70% of my life hating more people than I am comfortable to admit. I had a rough beginning, my parents were abusive and neglectful, the kids at school tortured me, and I was a product of mental, and physical, abuse throughout my early years.
I harbored so much hate and anger that my entire life was made up of panic attacks, PTSD, and revenge plotting.
It wasn’t until I had my daughter this past year that made me quickly realize I needed to get rid of these negative feelings and emotions. The last thing I wanted would be to Bestow any of my negativityy on her. I had to empty the hate in my heart. And replace it with love.
1. Forgiveness
This isn’t the most effortless process, but it’s necessary to get your life back. By forgiving my enemies, it does not mean that I have to be involved in their lives. However, it does mean that I have to confront them and forgive them.
First, I found a lot of my bully’s on Facebook, and private messaged them. Most of them thought I was crazy contacting them after 15 years, but it had a more significant impact on them, and me, than I could’ve ever imagined. After I explained to…
