The lack of forgiveness is crippling; it incapacitates and stops us from living.
Forgiveness is never about the other person, the person who injured us. Forgiveness is about ourselves and the debilitating effect of not forgiving.
To forgive is to let go of our hold on a past event we keep repeating.
To forgive and let go simply say, “I forgive and let go of this situation. I forgive and let go of this person and event.” Say this repeatedly until the event or person has passed from you. It may take one time; it may take many. It may happen in one day, or it may take a long time.
If forgiveness is to happen, you must begin it. Forgiveness begins with a desire to let go of the pain you hold within you.
Forgiveness is a natural human response that we all can do. Forgiveness begins with action—the action of the statement that you forgive. It may be hard to start the process of forgiveness, but once started it proceeds on its own with less effort and action required over time. Simply start to forgive.
As you forgive others, you are naturally forgiven in yourself.
