For Giving

Published: Nov. 25, 2012, 5:08 p.m.

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These lyrics from Daniel Nahmod\'s song "Years to My Life" say it all.

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\\u201cI didn\\u2019t mean to forgive you for all the harm you\\u2019ve done. I didn\\u2019t plan to understand you, but against my will, I\\u2019ve begun. In searching my soul, I found that place. Now there\\u2019s no mistaking this calmer space.

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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.

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I didn\\u2019t know you\\u2019d consumed me. I couldn\\u2019t see what I\\u2019d 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, \\u2018Til all I was left with was blaming you.

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I\\u2019m adding years to my life, years to my life, by saying goodbye to my anger. I\\u2019ve frozen years of my life, holding so much cold inside. Now, finally, I find I have cried the ice away.\\u201d

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I\\u2019m adding years to my life by forgiving!

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