5. WHEN YOU FORGIVE, YOU GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO LIVE LIFE FULLY Forgive those who have hurt you for they did what they knew best at that moment. How many people do you know that go around with the intention to actually hurt somebody? The majority of people are doing the best they can with what they know, with where they are and with what they’ve got. Try to see everyone and everything as teachers who come with lessons you need to learn and master. By doing so, you will avoid the risk of becoming bitter and you will become better instead. We all have a choice - we can chose to either be happy or unhappy. We can choose to hold on to resentments, waste our time and energy and be miserable; or we can choose to let go of everything that no longer serves us and enjoy life. What would you choose? I have a few thoughts to support why I shared this post and I shared this post because forgiveness is something needed by some folks who are close to me. Forgiveness/ understanding / nonjudgmental thought processes are in my opinion and experience the result of living in the most fearless way possible. When I was not feeling forgiveness it had always been out of some form of fear, if I forgave I risked having someone hurt me again. I also had a problem with forgiveness and acceptance because like the author said I felt these things signified feeling as if the actions of others that I found hurtful were ok. This is not the case once I learned it is what it is I found acceptance and forgiveness a lot easier. I dont have to let go of my boundaries but I dont carry the burden of resentment. (At least not continually, I still have my moments) When I became aware that what I wanted was the past to be different, and telling myself I hated someone was not actually true, I was able to let go of a huge knot in my belly. I work with persons who dont always make the best decisions. I am human and have a natural capacity to judge. One day recently I watched a woman walking in front of our building; she was wearing pjs and looked really worn out. I dont know why but I thought to myself shes doing the best that she can. Everyone does the best that they can, really they do. They may not do the best that I can but they really do the best that they can. One of my favorite poems is called The Desiderata. A line I love reminds me not to judge as it says there will always be greater or lesser persons than yourself, or something to that effect and it also says you are a child of the Universe, no less than the trees or stars. Worthy of a second chance.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:29:05 +0000
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