Forgiving Others
Posted By lailah on January 5, 2009
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It’s inevitable that at some points in our lives we come across situations and people who say or do things hurt us. Whether it’s physical or emotional, forgiving others creates a sense of peace and wellbeing internally. As a result, we spread peace outward to others.
When we forgive others, we are letting go of that anger and resentment we harbor. We are not excusing or condoning the behavior of the person. Forgiving someone is for you not the other person. By forgiving someone, you are giving yourself the power and ending your role as the victim.
You don’t have control over the actions of anybody else, but your own. Take the first step of controlling your thoughts and your life. You only become hurt when you silently allow yourself to be hurt. Words themselves have no power so don’t give them any.
Take Your Power Back
Do a burial ceremony. Write down a declaration to release the emotional pain caused by the person from your life. Write all the reasons you’re moving forward and taking back your power. Put all your angry thoughts and painful memories on this piece of paper. Fold it up and bury it. This is symbolic of you removing the pain from your body. Release him or her from interfering in your happiness. You are no longer a house of pain. If burying it isn’t feasible, then burn it. From this point on, you’re free!
Give the pain a shape and see it leave your body. Sometimes it’s difficult to pinpoint emotional pain, but if you’re able to gather the emotion and visualize it as a concrete form, it’s easier to release. For example: see it as a ball and send it down your body through your feet into the center of the earth. Or give it a specific color and breathe it out. Don’t worry you’re not polluting the Earth! The energy is cleared and recycled.
Continue by replacing that space in your body with a healing white light. See a loving light come down from beyond the universe and flow into the top of your head and spread throughout your body.
Say out loud that you forgive the other person. Hearing it spoken out loud and as if it’s already true has a huge impact. Whenever you are reminded of the pain, visualize yourself releasing it, then say you forgive the person for wronging you out loud.
It takes time. You’re breaking old patterns and forming newer healthier ones. You’re choosing to live in power. It’s going to take time, but it’s well worth the effort.
As each of us creates peace inside of ourselves, we emanate feelings of happiness and love causing a rippling effect.
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lailah
I'm a Reiki Master-Teacher, Advanced Theta Healer, and creator of sites on spiritual healing and empowerment...including this one. That's me, how about you?
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