I will be going on vacation for two weeks and will be reading a self-help book on forgiveness. Do you think that two weeks is a sufficient amount of time to forgive one of my parents for abandoning the family when I was seven years old? I am now 26 years old.
Two weeks likely is not a sufficient amount of time to deeply forgive your parent for this. Think of two weeks as a beginning, and this is honorable and important. In other words, you have courageously chosen to walk the path of forgiveness. Be patient with yourself now as you forgive. It may take months to truly reduce any anger or sadness you have and to wish your parent well. Perseverance in the forgiveness process is one key to keep in mind.
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