Ryan Leak
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
My friend, that's the cost of carrying offense.
I'm encouraging you to consider what it looks like to be a better you that is a forgiving you because the alternative is you could be a bitter you.
And honestly, bitterness is absolutely understandable.
When you've been hurt, bitterness feels protective.
But I would also add that's a very heavy way to live.
It keeps old moments alive longer than they should have expired.
Another alternative to being a forgiving you is being a guarded you.
And that one makes sense too.
Especially if you've been hurt a lot.
And I'm all for boundaries.
But over time, guarded can turn into distant.
And you stop letting people all the way in.
You stop being fully present.
You don't just keep pain out.
You keep connection out too.
And slowly, the walls you built to protect your heart become the same walls that isolate it.
Another alternative to being a forgiving you is you can be a revengeful you.