healing-the-past

The repulsive actions of the person who abused you do not identify you.

Failing to forgive yourself for certain wrongs you committed in the past can create self-dislike.

What you have suffered after you have healed will make perfect sense.

Forgiveness does carry with it numerous obstacles and one may well be surprised why many people find it a very difficult hurdle to jump over.

Do not be deceived that you are weak because you have forgiven; instead be rest assured that you are now showing great strength - after all, forgiving is one of the most difficult things to do.

This pain you are avoiding is a very necessary pain that will make you strong again.

When you forgive, you are freed from some of the feelings of disapproval and it can contribute to lessening your negative thoughts.

Locking ourselves in the situation where we wish for sympathy and want to be looked at as the aggrieved party normally makes us powerless.

Remember, forgiveness is not a millstone but a milestone!

The pain you have gone through will give you the strength of character to come through it all, so long as you learn from what you have suffered then it was not suffering at all.

The heart is where the journey of forgiveness begins.

The same zeal and guts with which you were persistent not to forgive is the same zeal and enthusiasm with which you should be able to open up a new relationship with your partner, loved one or friend, one that is founded on commitment and dedication.

Do the forgiveness and carry on going forward. Leave the worrying to the other person. Eat what is on your plate and leave the rest to them.

One way you can trace your way back to real and true happiness and joy is through forgiveness.

Assuming you are still lost in thought about when exactly you should forgive someone, well the time is NOW.

The purpose of forgiveness is not to make sure that someone ends up changing into what you expect them to be, as this is dominance. The purpose is actually to make your own life better, more worthy and less stressful. Forgiveness reduces the hold that the wrongdoer has over you and empowers you.

When you forgive, it does not mean that you have submitted, it simply means that you have made a choice to stop bearing any grudge.

Distancing yourself from some painful event is probably the ignition for the process of forgiveness.