Episode 22
Waiting for someone to offer you forgiveness will stunt your growth. They’ll have the power to change your mood no matter how good or bad your day had been.
Closure stunts your healing
There’s this debate whether you should seek closure in order for you to heal. I have stacked my claim on the side of absolutely not!
So you mean to tell me, I can’t grow by means of healing because I need you to come apologize first? You’re wild.
Waiting for someone to offer you forgiveness will stunt your growth. They’ll have the power to change your mood no matter how good or bad your day had been.
Expectations skew your emotions
Just because you create expectations doesn’t mean they will live up to it. You can easily become angry when people are not living up to who or what you want them to.
So first things first, Have you figured out why you’re angry? If you don’t know why you’re constantly upset when a subject or person is brought to mind, you need to dig deep. It’s not so that they can apologize to you, it’s so that you can free yourself from the bondage of your emotions.
Healing nuggets
I can’t create my own expectation for their path to healing from their traumas.
Healing tips mentioned during the podcast
- Relational intelligence book by Dr. Dharius Daniels or you can get the book for free by signing up with Audible and get 30 days free.
- Andy Stanley preached about love, sex, and dating
- Earlier this year I explained how expectations impact our actions and relationships
