From anger to forgiveness, one mother’s journey to heal after her son was murdered

LeAnn Taylor loved the weekly tradition she had with her son Daniel.

“Every Friday night we would get on the highway and just drive. And wherever we go, that’s where we landed at,” she said. “He always had fun in life. And as he said, ‘Mom, enjoy your life.’”

After Daniel was killed in 2014, Taylor had to find a way to get back to that positivity.

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute (@peaceinstitute)practices Seven Principles of Peace to help families heal and find peace after losing a loved one to homicide. One of those principles is forgiveness.

“When he first got murdered, I was focusing more on justice. And that justice was just tearing me apart, making me miserable. So then I had to refocus my life and say, ‘I’m going to forgive,’” she said. “Forgiveness is not for the person who took my child. Forgiveness is more for me.”

She thinks about Daniel whenever she sees the Peace Poles in the community.

“It made me feel good because I see my son still in the neighborhood. His love is still there, no matter what.”

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