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Forgiveness. Such a lovely and yes-noble ideal. To forgive those that have hurt usseems at times an almost impossible task. And, often it is. Why? Because wehaven't yet learned to forgive ourselves. Some of you might be asking, what do Ihave to forgive in myself? I didn't do it. That's missing the point of the entireconcept.We, as human and fallible beings often do things we're not proud of, or carryunnecessary guilts for things that happened long ago. These guilts weigh us downlike a sack of stones slung across our psyche, and must be shed before we can movetowards the concept of forgiving others. Ask yourself this. If you can't find itwithin yourself to forgive your own shortcomings and errors, how on earth can youexpect to truly forgive, letting go of anger and hate?A very helpful exercise in letting go of past guilts and forgiving your ownfallabilities is to write a list. On one side list those things you find positiveabout yourself. On the other, list the things you've done, the guilts and thethings you perceive as negatives in your character. then weigh your list. Too manypositives often means you're not being honest with yourself, as are too manynegatives. Now the hard work begins in your journey towards growing into a fullyrealized human being.The past is dead and unless YOU choose to change that, and place it properly inthe psychic dead letter file, it will be your constant companion and burden allyour days. It will impact every single thing you do whether you realize it or not.Rid yourself of it by whatever means you can. Realize we are none of us perfectnor are we without error. If you have hurt someone badly, and have a way to makeamends, do it. Write a letter and apologize, then let it go. Many hurt childrencarry a huge psychic burden of pain, anger,hate and guilt. If you can't work your way to forgiving those who have hurt you,and ultimately yourself, get professional help. It works, given the motivation toreally try and let it go.Belief in a power greater than ones own puny ego helps enormously. For thosethings that you've done that cannot be amended by letter, calling or simply faceto face apogies, due to death or inability to locate them, ask God to forgive you,and let it go. This becomes easier the more you use it, and soon, you findyourself unwilling to wait to say I'm sorry, or even better I forgive you.When you reach this stage in your journey, life becomes a more joyous experience,and most days you walk without being burdened by self guilt and hate. As we walkedmy husband David through his final days, we shed the old burdens of resentments,misunderstandings and guilts. This was an enormously liberating experience, andleft us free to love him freely and totally. Not out of guilt and sorrow, butsimply out of love.
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