Scarlett

And so I was really interested in this woman that they brought in

She came into the room and I remember thinking, she's 20 years out, I'm going to live.

And that was where I started.

And then she started telling me about her life over those 20 years.

And it was filled with revenge, anger, hatred towards the person that had caused the harm.

And I thought...

Actually, I said within about five minutes, I put my hand up and I said, thank you so much for coming in and letting me know that I'm going to live.

I appreciate it.

But in my mind, I thought that is not going to be my life.

I want to go on to have joy.

And I realized that.

no one's going to bring in a roadmap for me and say, oh, you want joy?

Then you have to make a left at gratitude and a right at forgiveness.

That it was going to be my choices from that moment forward that would determine my future.

And I could have any future that I wanted.

and I wanted joy.

So I just started choosing, and forgiveness was the most powerful choice that I made in that moment towards my own personal healing and setting an example for my son.

Wow.

I absolutely do, because I've dedicated my life now.

You know, when your six-year-old son, you find out afterwards, has saved nine of his classmates' lives before losing his own, it is a huge motivator.