"Maybe forgiveness means you stop keeping tabs on those people. Wounds can't heal if you keep touching them."

Relationship, Forgiveness, Healing, Truth, Observation

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"Maybe forgiveness means you stop keeping tabs on those people. Wounds can't heal if you keep touching them."

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