Your twenties are filled with mistakes-some small, some heavy enough to haunt you at night. At first, you carry them like chains, replaying conversations and regrets, wishing you could rewrite the past. But eventually, you realize that forgiveness isn't about erasing what happened-it's about making peace with the person you were when it happened. You start to see that your younger self was doing the best they could with the knowledge they had. That doesn't excuse the pain you caused yourself or others, but it gives you compassion. Compassion becomes the bridge between who you were and who you are becoming. And when you finally forgive yourself, you free your future from the weight of your past.