There’s a saying that goes, A wound may heal, but you’re always left with a scar. It’s like what happens when we forgive others for their wrongdoing against us. When we forgive, the wound is gone, but the scars remain.
There are several misconceptions about forgiveness. It is not saying “I forgive you” and hugging or patting the person on the back after. It also doesn’t mean you are condoning the other person’s action, that everything is okay, and that you should forget the incident or include the person that hurt you back in your life.
Forgiveness is something you do for yourself.
When you forgive, you let go and no longer allow the other person’s behavior to cause you pain, anger, bitterness, or resentment. You are choosing to no longer hold on to these negative emotions and move forward, heal, and make your life better.
We tend to hold on to feelings of anger, bitterness, hate, resentment, and vengeance. It has become a self-defense mechanism to protect us from the offender and avoid repeating the same incident.
However, holding on to these emotions perpetuates the memory of the hurt and pain in our reality.
When these emotions are not processed and released, they remain stuck in our mental, emotional, and physical bodies, making us feel blocked. The blockages eventually manifest as physical ailments like stomachaches, high blood pressure, stress, depression, and anxiety, and over time, become serious diseases such as cancer.
Jack Kornfield, the renowned teacher of Buddhist psychology, says: Forgiveness shifts us from the small separate sense of ourselves to a capacity to renew, let go, and live in love. As the Bhagavad Gita says, If you want to see the brave, look to those who can return love for hatred. If you want to see the heroic, look to those who can forgive.
Activate the energy of Forgiveness
You are not alone in the difficult journey of forgiveness. Join the Scent and Sound Healing session:
We will meditate, bathe in the healing sound vibrations of the gong, and take in the scent that will activate the energy to forgive, heal and take steps to move on.
Hope to see you there.
In loving service,
Rosan
