There are three phrases that have changed my life.
I love you.
I’m sorry.
I forgive you.
That might seem obvious. It is like say the sun is good for a plant. I can think of lots of times when I have said any of those words (or had them said to me) and it changed everything.
I have found in my life there power stretches beyond saying them out loud. They are just as powerful in my head.
I have found it is almost impossible to be mad, angry, hurt, or vengeful with those phrases running though my head. I don’t even need to be saying them to a specific person (or myself). I just need to let the chorus ring over and over again.
I have found myself completely rewriting e-mails, or changing the things I was going to say to someone else because of the phrases. They have saved me for hurting others and doing damage to relationships that would take time to mend a heal.
Even as I have been typing these words, the phrases have been rolling around in my head. Hopefully their power are hidden in these words, helping to find some healing in your life.
I love you.
I’m sorry.
I forgive you.
December 11, 2006 by Gene
Three Phrases
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