Forgiving

It takes a lot of soul searching to forgive those that have hurt you, however holding on to anger only brings you more pain. When you decide to forgive you also need to be mindful that you may think you've moved on, but the hurt lags behind. Its easy to think you're forgiving, but when you dig deep or things remind you of what has upset you, the anger and pain will show you whether you have really forgiven or not.

When you're angry so many things are said that you wish you could take back or get through to the person you are mad at. However sometimes your feelings and wishes fall on deaf ears and this is the time to let go - trusting you have done all you can to rectify the situation.

True forgiveness of other & particularly yourself is what is required to move on. Where the self forgiveness comes in, is where you are criticizing yourself for putting yourself in a certain situation, not standing up for yourself earlier and so on. We need to understand we are human. When you love someone it's amazing how much you will excuse and put up with. These are often things you would strongly advise your close friends to walk away from.

The mistakes we make in life are in the past - they are gone. So too are the mistakes others have made. You can choose to hold on to anger and pain and live in the past, or you can choose to move forward - forgive & let go.

So if you're holding on to anything negative in the past or present tell yourself today "I'm finally letting go and moving forward."

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