You can forgive others, not to let them of the hook, but to release your attachment. Then you close that loop by forgiving yourself for ever allowing your emotions to have been under someone else’s influence. That gives you freedom! Now notice how releasing expectations is similar. When you let go of any expectations, it maximizes the possibilities of infinite opportunity. And here’s the bonus–you’re not holding anyone else to your idea of who they should be. Because everyone tries to fit others into their box–their perceptual window of how they think others should be. Until they wake up. When you release your expectations, you are allowing others to be exactly who they are–not who anybody thinks they should be. That is how you give freedom. The best gift of all! So love all beautiful souls so that they are free!
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