forgiveness

forgiveness...
it is in and of itself a grace...
a gift to give another and...
fundamentally to give oneself...
for when you can forgive another their transgressions,
no matter how grievous...
you in turn receive grace within...
no one is infallible...
and some of us display more fallibility than others...
we're just, simply...so damn hard on ourselves...
and why?
when life is so hard already?
i made a vow long ago...
at the grave of my brother...
i would/will never write another off...
although i may have to walk away...
for my own self preservation...
my heart and my soul will never give up on another...
human beings are so hard on each other...
we judge each other and we give up on each other...
we give up on ourselves...
but...there is such a joy...such a deep and profound peace that comes...
when we can stand in our failures and keep standing even as our shame threatens
to knock us down...
we are 'only human' after all and, with this said...
if we can pull ourselves up from the depths of our pain...
pull ourselves up and take that precious step forward...
we will know healing...
true, real, rich healing...
love will flow, the way it always should have...
before we decided to cast judgment upon each other...
before we decided to cast judgment upon ourselves...
i ask of you...please...
trust me...
trust y'self...
breathe...
and then...
take that step forward into that precious, precious place known simply as...
forgiveness...