All of us, at some point or another, have folks who treat us cruelly or in ways we do not deserve, and this can understandably lead to bitterness.
But bitterness is a heavy burden to carry around and can cause us to lash out at others out of the internal pain we suffer. So it can be extremely helpful to release bitterness.
When we do so, we don’t excuse people for the bad they have done. Rather, we let Love free us from our painful prison, and this allows us to enter a new world of creativity, opportunity, and emotional well-being.
It is a world in which we are able to let go of our pain in order to love ourselves and to stop perpetuating the cycle of pain. This brings healing not only to our own hearts but to the world as well.
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My name is Shelly Johnson, and I am a writer and philosopher with a Ph.D. in philosophy. One of my primary personal and philosophical interests is how we can learn to love ourselves and each other better in order to cultivate personal and political resilience. I teach ethics and a variety of other courses at a local college. I am the author of the blog Love is Stronger. I am also the author of three logic and critical thinking books for high school and middle school: _Argument Builder_, _Discovery of Deduction_ (co-author), and _Everyday Debate_, published by Classical Academic Press. You can reach me at shellypruittjohnson@gmail.com.
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