“It ultimately doesn’t matter what happened in the past, so much as that we take full responsibility for our part in it.
Until we do, the universe will continue to hold up a mirror to our faces: ‘See and if necessary, make amends,’ says the mirror.
Atone and forgive, that you might get off the wheel of suffering. Or don’t atone, or don’t forgive, and literally stay on the wheel forever.
God has a way of shining a light on all the darkness of the past and releasing us to a light-filled present. Once we have started to forgive the past, we can begin forgive the present. And in forgiving the present, we reprogram the future.”
Enchanted Love, Marianne Williamson, p.200-213.