A life without forgiveness is a life half-lived. There’s not one person on this planet that doesn’t have something or someone they need to forgive. When we hold these things inside ourselves, our life doesn’t flow. But, here’s the trick: we think because we hold a grudge in one area (like a business deal gone bad) we think it doesn’t affect our love life. Once you are wounded in any area of life (business, childhood, relationships, etc) it creates a block in our energy and our ability to attract to us the things we want. It also affects our ability to fully experience joy and abundance in our lives. When you look to see where you haven’t forgiven, go beyond your relationships, go to every area of your life.
So, then HOW do we forgive?
“The first step is to hold the intention to have the courage to look at these things. Because often when we look at these things it brings up a lot of self-judgment. It requires that we look through kind and healing eyes. Once you see an area where, perhaps you had responsibility, treat yourself with the same degree of love and compassion that you would give a friend. If you feel stuck, just start by free form writing the answer to this question ‘what do I need to forgive?’
Often we don’t want to look at these things because it brings up a memory of lost possibilities. Things we believe would have happened, could have happened or should have happened, had not this injustice been done to us.
Even more important than forgiving another, it’s urgent to forgive ourselves. Somehow we believe that we need to confront another individual to gain the relief we are looking for from these judgments. Your capacity to experience joy and success is in direct correlation with your ability to forgive yourself and others.
Who or what will you forgive today?
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