Don’t mistake judgment for knowing.
Don’t confuse lack of judgment
with weakness.
Before you know someone,
you must first know
and forgive yourself.
Then you shall
be blessed
to know another.
And when you do,
you forgive.
How can we
receive and give,
freely and genuinely,
if we stubbornly block
with a judgment passed—
given or received?
Is it possible
to truly live,
without dignity?
What we take
from others,
we take away
from ourselves first.
What we give others,
we give ourselves first.
Forgiveness doesn’t appear
after judgment;
it is always prior.
A choice.
It is innocence matured.
And clarity
lights the path
toward forgiveness.
Don’t let the grace
of forgiveness
slip past
your awareness.
Don’t remain attached
to the wrong relationships.
Show up
and be present.
We can’t grow—
if our bodies get older,
yet mentally, emotionally,
and spiritually we are
at a standstill in time.