Forgiveness is a conscious decision to cease harboring negative
feelings towards others whom you feel have either knowingly or
unknowingly...intentionally or unintentionally cause you physical or
emotional harm. For so many of us we move through our lives....year to
year...holding onto bitterness and strife which only serves to keep us
prisoners in our own mind. I know for myself I spent countless days
pondering on questions that had no prudent answer. It was only when I
accepted that I not only needed to forgive myself but more importantly
those individuals who hurt me deserved my forgiveness was I been able to
heal. Wayne Dyers stated that
"forgiveness means that you fill yourself with love and you
radiate that love outward and refuse to hang onto the venom or hatred
that was engendered by the behaviors that caused the wounds.”
When I think of forgiveness my thoughts turn to God. The Bible is full of
verse on
this topic. There is no way for us to deny that God forgives the worst
of our sins and always grants us a "second chance". Through forgiveness
we can move forward from hatred, grievance and strife to the path of
inner and outer peace.
It is through forgiveness that one
opens their heart to an energy of love which can pass on to others
around us. Ultimately that energy creates the atmosphere of harmony,
happiness and compassion in our homes, our community and our lives.
So
as 2018 comes to its conclusion and we move into a New Year...step
BOLDLY into 2019 with a firm determination to leave behind all feelings
of unforgiveness and free yourself to receive inner peace that will
change your life. Let 2019 be your year free of bitter and full of
BETTER.
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