Forgiveness Stories
Submitted by lisa on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 19:06.
Forgive yourself - ENOUGH!
I was sitting at the very front, top deck of a cruise ship, feeling the wind on my face, sitting indian style. It was as if the joy of the moment was forcing out my past hurts and beliefs about myself! It was a purging I had never felt before. My head was full of "not good enoughs": Not thin enough, pretty enough, successful enough, and on and on. When I realized, here I am on a glorious sunny day, the balmy ocean breeze rustling through my hair....What's going on?
In that moment, I realized, I had taken on the beliefs of "not enough" because someone in a past relationship had told me that! Wow....Why would I want to believe THAT?
I closed my eyes and focused deeply on my breath and felt all the "not enoughs" gently float to the top of my head and out - released and gone. I am MORE than enough, I am magnificently enough! It is a liberating, wonderful feeling to not feel like you need to live up to someone else's idea of enough!
God Bless - Lisa
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Forgiveness is very difficult thing but its very great thing. Appreciate sharing.
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let go of resistance
So, say there is a situation that happened. You are upset, your world is turned up side down. There's grief, disbelief, you don't want your life to change....
You can resist, but you cannot change the past. When you surrender to what is, accept it, (not condone or agree with the issue) there is no longer the resistance. Answers and actions become apparent and creative intelligence helps you along. Letting go....lets your inner peace return. Once your inner peace returns, you will know if there is an action step you should or shouldn't take.
To help with this, sit quietly and breathe. Every time your mind wanders to the despair, say to yourself, let that go, and focus once again on your breathing. Go to your "self" and inner peace. Sit for 15 minutes. You will feel renewed. In times of crisis it is especially difficult to keep the strong emotional thoughts & feelings in check. Practice, be patient with yourself, but do NOT give up. Peace will come in those moments. It's what your body and mind needs to nurture you through the pain.
Peace & Love,
Lisa
With saying you are sorry comes....better relationships
Okay, so I have had several people to apologize to. Even tho I felt they had done things that hurt me, I decided I was not going to hold onto the thoughts and feelings of hurt. I just don't want that in my life. So, what has happened so miraculously? Well, my ex-husband and I went to dinner. I hadn't been face to face talking civilly (except in court) for going on 9 years. Things are not perfect by any means. I got served by the sherriff (he only needed to mail me the papers) to take me back to court for contempt (could have been just a motion to compell if he thought I was wrong). This time tho, I didn't get any lawyer and I didn't attack back. I felt a greater peace about the situation and called him after and said that I hoped we could still be friends. Some people will not grow and change from it, others will embrace it and heal. You only have control of your life and how you want to be and feel. Then there is the wonderful growth from another. Take for instance my husband's ex-wife. She has gone 6 years without acknowleging I exist. I gave her the forgiveness card in person and told her I was sorry for anything I have said or done that hurt her. How about this: She began small, by forwarding me nice emails, then, through her daughter (my step-daughter) asked if she could order jewelry to support my Avon Breast Cancer walk! WOW! So, I invited her to the party. She couldn't make it, but then she came to our house since to work out the summer schedule! This makes me so happy, makes our lives easier, my husband is astounded and grateful. The kids, well, they see it going on and are more at ease and able to show more affection. My relationships with my step-children have improved. To forgive tho, must be genuine and you do have to let it all go....and see what unfolds in your life. Don't force things, just let it flow....and the world will be a better place.
Keep on forgiving!!!!!!!!!!!
Love and Peace,
Lisa
PS My 17 year old son thinks I am a hippie. (I wonder what that means to him??)
Helping yourself to Forgive
Why would anyone want to hold onto anger, resentment & pain? You say to yourself, that's silly, of course no one in their right mind would want that! Do you realize that you have control of what you decide to think about and keep alive in your mind? When you see a happy person, you smile. When you see a sad person, you can feel your facial expression change to sad with empathy. Guess what? You are allowing external factors to make you happy or sad! Do you see that? For your wellbeing, YOU MUST TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR OWN THOUGHTS. You can and must choose what you want to think about in your head, and you will determine your life from this moment on. If you are thinking about a wrong that has been done to you, it will not bring you peace. Release yourself from that thought. Do something you love. Take a walk, pet your dog or cat, hug a child. Sit quietly and envision how you want your life, how you want to feel, envision yourself at peace and with those you love. When you do this kind act for yourself, it is not selfish, but the opposite. Your joy, happiness and peace emanates to others in your life. Forgive yourself for not being perfect, forgive others, move on. Do it for yourself and the world.
Love to all-
Lisa