Unit 3 · Lesson 3 · ★★ Highest risk · Worksheet WS6
Two Separate Decisions: Forgiveness vs. Trust
Forgiveness is for your peace. Trust is earned — never obligatory. Forgiveness is never required when someone is still harming you.
Two separate decisions
| FORGIVENESS · Internal — for your own peace | TRUST · Relational — for the safety of the relationship |
| Can happen alone | Requires both people’s readiness |
| Requires nothing from the other person | Requires demonstrated behavioral change over time |
| Frees YOU from carrying resentment | Never obligatory — and never owed |
Working toward forgiveness? Why?
What would it take?
Working toward forgiveness? Why?
What would it take?
Working toward forgiveness? Why?
What would it take?
Part 2 · Your boundary statement
“I am choosing not to carry resentment toward ___. I am also not in a place to be close to this person right now, and that is okay. Both of these things can be true at the same time.”
In your own words.
Why does it matter that forgiveness and trust are two separate things?
If this brings up something heavy
You do not have to carry it alone. Tell one trusted adult, or write it and let an adult read it. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988. Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741.
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