Monday, October 19, 2015

It's Safe to Forgive

Image from Doreen Virtue Healing with the Angels Oracle Cards




Forgiveness for some, is one of the hardest acts to perform.  When situations arise between two people or in a group setting, the tension can sometimes be so thick that there seems to be no way out for a resolution.  In order to willingly forgive what has transpired , one must understand fully what it means to forgive.










How to Forgive -
Forgiveness comes in many forms:

Image from Doreen Virtue Romance Angel Oracle Cards
Release Guilt and Forgive Yourself:   First and foremost forgiveness at times starts with you.  Sometimes in an argument  the other person saying not so positive things, isn't the only person who might need to apologize.  You might have said things too that weren't of the best intentions.  Forgiveness here starts when you realize that at the time, you had to the best of your knowledge, whatever info you thought that brought you to the point of your actions.  Perhaps you misunderstood what the other person was saying or doing, and your reaction to it followed. To hold onto this guilt doesn't heal your heart at all.  Where it is needed, apologizing for your actions helps to release the guilt and enables you to forgive yourself for what you weren't aware of before.  You learn from the lessons life provides for your own personal spiritual growth and that is when your own personal healing begins.


Release Anger and Forgive Others:

If someone has done something to you that didn't express the best intentions at heart for you, its safe to forgive.  Forgiveness here means that you no longer what to hold on to the negative energy of what happened between you and the other person. It doesn't justify what the other person has done, their actions, but it means that you want to free yourself of the lower emotions from the situation.  Release the anger by understanding that the other person is only aware of certain experiences in life that may limit them to what they can understand. It still doesn't condone what they did, but your heart needn't hold on to the stress of the situation.  Forgiveness also doesn't always mean that you will remain in contact with the other person.  You may have to part ways as this is also a healing that is needed.  You simply from the bottom of your heart, wish them well in their life and confidently move on with yours. 



Image from artist Nadia Strelkina
Be Patient With Yourself:



Please know that forgiveness and your inner healing takes time.  It doesn't happen overnight.  There are several emotions that you will go through  that will eventually lead you to a higher emotion: happiness.  Remember that when you harbor lower emotions for too long it does more harm to you than anything else as it prevents you from receiving more good into your life.

Guidance, Inspiration & Comfort always,
Andrea

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