Forgiveness is Divine

How do I teach Ellie that it is important to forgive when I find it difficult to forgive those who have hurt me/us?

It's Hanukkah/New Year time again and I look back to see the year. Not much to look back and forgive. There are two people that I need to forgive, but I am not making much progress. I have two people that I am working on forgiving and making progress. I want to, need to let things go, but can't. Horribly stubborn.


So you see not such a bad year in retrospect. I am connecting with a couple of girlfriends who I lost touch with over the last couple of years. We live in different parts of Orlando. I am looking forward to chatting it up with them and enjoying some girl time. It's always a pleasure. It will be a challenge for me as I do not like to be away from the girls. Don't worry Fred will kick me out the door.

I have a few people that I have to forgive. Not out loud but in my heart. I was talking to Ellie about a classmate of hers that hurt her. The little girl keeps asking for Ellie's forgiveness. She is holding onto her anger at what the girl did to her. I tell her to forgive her if she can that this little girl made a mistake that she can't take back. We all make mistakes and perhaps in time she can say out loud to her, "Yes, I forgive you. Let's go play." There are 6 more months of kindergarten left. I think she will, but she is just working things out.