This Tuesday evening, the Wisdom Group will be discussing the 4th Agreement;"Always Do Your Best
Under any circumstances, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret."
Then on Thursday afternoon, we will consider the quote:
"Forgive Others. Forgiveness is the only way to heal your emotional wounds. Forgive those who hurt you no matter what they've done because you don't want to hurt yourself every time you remember what they did. When you can touch a wound and it doesn't hurt, then you know you have truly forgiven."
~Don Miguel Ruiz from the Mastery of Love
peace and love
6 comments:
No doubt! Where, oh where, would we be without forgiveness?
Forgiveness can certainly help a person open their heart and experience joy.
Thank you.
Although often, when we feel especially wronged, forgiveness can take time. Sometimes a lot of time.
Is there a way to help someone move through that? Or is time the only thing that will help clear that out? Certainly compassion and understanding must play a role in helping someone move through things that they need to find forgiveness for. What else?
Forgiveness is a big factor in our lives. I enjoy it rather nicely because if I hadnt forgiven a lot of people I wouldnt have what I have today. My house, my husband and my girls for that matter. We wouldnt be a we if I or he hadnt forgiven some of the stuff I have done in the past. I have this bad habit of holding what I did against my self.
Hi Marc and Tweetey,
It is interesting how the first topic ties in with the second topic.
I can forgive alot of what I do or think by realising that I did the best that I knew at the time.
When I know more, my options expand.
Like you said, Marc, this is compassion.
Compssion=come-pass-on
we can let our thoughts about the past finally pass through and out of us.
Sometimes I ask myself, How is holding on to this pain helping?
Does it change what happened?
what feels better now?
What is the most loving to my self?
Forgiveness of self, however, is a totally different ball of wax, isn't it? That one's really hard. You don't even need to touch the wounds; they're always just there...
Again, compassion and what is most loving toward yourself?
Afterall, No matter where you go, you have yourself with you....to love and cherish. If a wound or belief is in the way of doing that then its time to do the forgiveness work, however that looks for each person.
Sometimes, I need to start with something easy.....like, "I am so very grateful for my feet because they walk me around and support me. Thankyou feet, I love you. Please forgive me for abusing you and not appreciating you. In this moment, I FEEL my love and appreciation for you."
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