The Untapped Power of Forgiveness:
overcoming significant emotional loss/hurt/betrayal and manifesting the life of
your dreams.
What to do when life deals a shocking and
emotionally painful blow... The inevitable five stages of grief come as a
package deal and unfortunately all of the books and articles on grieving do not
remove the waves of turmoil that become a constant companion. It would be
completely natural to numb out and avoid the "ride" with
drugs/alcohol, sex, food, anything new, fill in the blank. At the end of the
day, however, in the dark and quiet of the home or during the few hours of
sleep that one can muster, the mind has it's way. Just pure torture. So, what
to do....
Many wise people advise, turn the worst
thing that's ever happened to you into the best thing that's ever happened to
you. There are countless resources on overcoming grief, finding the love of
your life, living in the moment, finding spirituality, doing yoga and other
healing physical activities, managing anger and on and on. Therapy, spiritual
healing, support groups are another option and all of these avenues are of
great value, when one chooses to face the pain. This is a courageous road to
pursue and can truly deliver a bright and shiny new life. Most importantly, the
red carpet to this new, desirable life is the simple and subtle process of
forgiveness. People misunderstand the meaning and purpose of forgiveness. The
process is actually a selfish one, in that we look back at our life from the
ground up and uncover all of the moments and people who have hurt us along the
way. (The book The Law of Forgiveness provides short statements that have proven
to remove the hijacked energy around these past occurances). What is most
surprising and inspiring is that the person we need to forgive the most is
ourselves. We are generally unaware of the high expectations we've had of
ourselves and how we continue to judge ourselves at every moment. We should be
further ahead, we shouldn't have a string of failed relationships, we should
make more money, we should be more successful in our careers, we should be
mother Teresa and taking care of everyone. It might be hard to believe, but
saying a few simple statements around each and every past issue/person releases
and frees up palpable new and powerful energy. We can start to focus on today
and what sort of life we actually want to create.
Try it, it really works!
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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