Why Forgiveness is Truly Good for the Soul
Why Forgiveness is Truly Good for the Soul
The Law of Forgiveness is a dynamic universal principle that can change our lives.
When we are willing to forgive we can unleash an amazing power, a flood of energy that can heal and uplift every area of our lives. When we are unforgiving, it can block our dreams, and goals. It can interfere with our relationships. It can turn our lives stagnant and dreary.
Why it is Important to Forgive
When you hang on to anger and resentment it only boomerangs back on to you. It is like locking yourself in a prison of your own making. The moment you decide to forgive, the universe rolls out an array of ways to heal the past and help you move on. Unforgiving people are bitter. When you forgive and move on, you are releasing yourself from the negative holds of the past and freeing yourself from the burden of bitterness.
Improve All Relationships and Opportunities
Lack of forgiveness tends to build a fortress around us and keep us from participating with friends and family. When you forgive those folks, your social life and family life will get a lot better. When we are unforgiving, it also blocks goals and dreams from flowing into every area of your life. Not only will your social life improve when you forgive, but you will be able to meet financial, job, career and health goals.
Attract Good Things into Your Life
Forgiveness is the key to open the door to the abundance the universe has to offer. When your heart is opened, you are like a magnet and can draw good things into your life. Each act of forgiveness begins with a personal decision in the heart of those wishing to be free from the tyranny of anger, resentment and fear. And each act of forgiveness brings you closer to having the life you truly desire.
Affirmation for Forgiving Others
You can forgive by saying a simple affirmation for the person(s) you’re angry with. Bring the person into your minds eye, imagining his or her higher happy self and tell them that you release them, let them go, whatever happened between you is finished forever, and you wish them well. Imagine them accepting your offer of forgiveness.
Try this Affirmation to Forgive Others: “I forgive you completely and freely, I release you and let you go. So far as I'm concerned, the incident that happened between us is finished forever. I wish the best for you. I wish for you your highest good. I hold you in the light. I am free and you are free, and all again is well between us. Peace be with you."
Affirmation for Asking for Forgiveness
You can use the same affirmation technique if there are people you feel you may have hurt or who are upset with you. This is a spiritual technique for asking people to forgive you. It is like a prayer. Make sure you use the person’s name in the affirmation. For example, “Bob forgives me, Bob releases me and lets me go, etc.”
Try this Affirmation for Others to Forgive You : "[Name] forgives me completely and freely. S/he releases me and lets me go. So far as [name] is concerned the incident that happened between us is finished forever.[Name] wishes the best for me. [Name] wishes for me my highest good.[Name] holds me in the light.[Name]is free and I am free, and all again is well between us. Peace be with us."
Affirmation for Forgiving Yourself
Again, using the same affirmation technique, you can forgive yourself. This is perhaps the most important affirmation of them all.
Affirmation to Forgive Yourself: "I forgive myself completely and freely. I release myself and I let me go. So far as I am concerned the incident that happened is finished forever. I wish the best for me. I wish for myself the highest good. I hold myself in the light. I am free and all again is well with me. Peace be with me."
Emotionally Release People from Your Past
These affirmations are multipurpose and can helpful untangle a lot of old feelings if you use them regularly. For example, you may hold resentment for people you haven’t seen in years. You may not even think about them, yet, these negative feelings keep you emotionally tied to them. Forgiveness breaks the unwanted tie. You do not need to contact the person you are offering forgiveness to, unless you choose to do so. Forgiveness is freeing. Imagine it as an emotional weight and spirutal burden being lifted off your shoulders. Some people even report they can breathe easier and feel lighter.
You Can Forgive the Dead
Some people are mad at deceased relatives, loved ones, friends or those who have hurt them over time. Even those old hurts tie you in an unhealthy way to the one who has passed on. That person is free, but you are not. If you feel anger and resentment for someone who has died, you can still forgive them. Simply use the affirmation for forgiving others.It can benefit your health and well being to begin to forgive anyone you feel anger and resentment toward – from the cradle and sandbox, through to your adult life.
It Can Make You Feel Better
When you sincerely forgive others, yourself or have affirmed that others have forgiven you, energy is immediately released to make your life better and help you feel better. Many people have reported meeting a goal or receiving a blessing within a week after forgiving. Some see results and changes in their life within moments or a few days. Forgiveness is something you must do for yourself and not the other person, yet it happens to be one of the most loving acts you can do for yourself and others.
It Does Not Mean Forgetting
You are not condoning or forgetting the behavior that hurt you. Forgiveness doesn’t require forgetting or condoning the person’s behavior. Instead, the person you are forgiving is no longer allowed to live rent free in your head. You are giving your memory of them an eviction notice and releasing their behavior’s hold on your life. And You do not need to reconcile the relationship in order to forgive. You can if you so choose, but it’s not necessary for forgiveness to positively affect your life.
Consider it an Ongoing Process
Some people might need a little more tries at forgiveness than other or you might find that it takes a while for you to get into the rhythm of forgiveness in your life. You can forgive the same person as many times as you need. Even if you still feel angry and hurt, focusing on forgiveness and using the affirmations will help you to feel better, and assist you to move through the cycle of healing more quickly.
Forgiveness Equals Good Fortune
The person you’re forgiving may be positively affected. Many people who have contact with those they have forgiven report they are nicer and more cooperative than before. People have reported receiving emails, phone calls and checks in the mail, some from people they haven’t heard from in years. They also report good fortune coming into their lives in many other ways -- receiving more money, gifts, job offers, new friendships and relationships. When we forgive, there is a new opening for good things to flow into our lives.
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