For Giving

These lyrics from Daniel Nahmod's song "Years to My Life" say it all. “I didn’t mean to forgive you for all the harm you’ve done. I didn’t plan to understand you, but against my will, I’ve begun. In searching my soul, I found that place. Now there’s no mistaking this calmer space. I never counted my blessings. I only saw where you failed, blinding myself to the lessons you taught in tender detail. Well, time has a way of clearing sight, like slowly someone turned on a light. I didn’t know you’d consumed me. I couldn’t see what I’d become. I thought I was some kind of grownup, but I was still so young. And the more I denied it, the worse it grew, ‘Til all I was left with was blaming you. I’m adding years to my life, years to my life, by saying goodbye to my anger. I’ve frozen years of my life, holding so much cold inside. Now, finally, I find I have cried the ice away.” I’m adding years to my life by forgiving!