The Lie of Easy Forgiveness

# The Lie of Easy Forgiveness "Just forgive" is the most violent spiritual advice anyone ever gave you. Forgiveness isn't a decision you make with your mind.

It's an excavation you do with your whole body. The spiritual marketplace has turned forgiveness into a bumper sticker.

"Forgive and move on." "Holding onto anger is like drinking poison." "Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself." These phrases are everywhere - on Instagram posts, in self-help books, from well-meaning therapists and spiritual teachers who genuinely believe they're helping.

They're not helping. They're causing harm. Because they're selling a version of forgiveness that doesn't exist - the easy kind.