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Author: Lance Beggs
How amazing is this quote by Aiden Nowlan:
"The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise."
Does that awaken something inside you, like it does
There's a great truth in this quote.
Forgiveness is without doubt one of the greatest gifts you can give to someone. And also perhaps the most important gift you could give to yourself.
Are you holding onto anger? Have you been wronged in the past? Perhaps it's time to forgive.
Now many of you might be thinking, "That's easy for you to say, you don't know what they've done to me."
"My parents didn't love me."
"My husband cheated on me."
"My best friend betrayed me."
"The other kids at school laughed at me and called me names."
Yes, you have been hurt in the past by others, but right now it is you that is causing yourself pain. Once any initial, natural "grieving period" is over, you need to release any negative feelings like anger, or regret. Holding on to the pain hurts no-one but you.
And you do that through forgiveness.
Don't be tempted though to use the old line, "I'll forgive, but I'll never forget." Seriously, that's not forgiveness, is it? True forgiveness is complete and unconditional.
So if you're ready to let go of your pain, try these three steps:
1. Accept that it is only you that is hurting yourself, by holding onto the anger.
2. Understand that no person intentionally sets out to harm another. We ( Next Page )
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