Forgiveness

by | Jun 1, 2015 | Personal Growth

Why is forgiveness so difficult? In the past, forgiveness has been a difficult task for me to extend. I had believed that I had the right to hold onto grievances that left me hurt and disappointed by those that I loved and cared about. I felt that if I forgave then it allowed them to be free from guilt, or blame. Often, I felt that I needed to blame them for the negative feelings and emotions that I had experienced as a result of their actions, words, or poor choices. However, my new journey has led me to see and know that when you decide not to forgive you then are making a decision not to love. Ultimately, when you choose not to love, then you become locked and stuck into ways of interacting and showing up in your life; ways that do not allow you to live your life authentically and fully. Through my own experiences, I have grown to learn that we must not harbor guilt, or blame onto others for the challenges, hurt, and disappointment experienced in our lives because that negative energy that we hold onto consumes our lives, and begins to show up in ways masqueraded as things that we don’t know exists which causes even more challenges, hurt, and disappointment. Thus my new journey and one that I encourage others to move toward is a path that does not blame anyone for the challenges and hurt experienced in your life. I urge and challenge others to choose forgiveness and thus demonstrate love, despite your injury, which is far more difficult than choosing not to...