The Business of Forgiveness

I read today that forgiveness is giving up all hope that your past will get better. Isn't this the truth? So many times, I have spent countless hours building invisible fantasies in my past, neglecting my present and impacting my future. But, today, I will spend my day forgiving those who have hurt me. I will spend time forgiving myself for hurting someone else, for not being strong enough, or for being too strong, or for whatever thing is keeping me from reconciling with myself and God. I will not lament over things I should have done, or over how my love is far superior to another's. I will remember that I crave that love, and that a woman who was going to surgery on yesterday told me that she wished she had risked more in her life. That is what life is about. Forgive. Let's get to it.