This word
seems to come up a little bit more often
lately. Considering that we are in a
lock-down and have been a product of
some of our deepest feelings and
emotions, the word ‘forgiveness’ sits in
the back of our thoughts among the
memories we have been holding down and
hoping to suppress or forget. It is also
a word that will have a different
meaning to each of us. For some; this is
such a simple thing to forgive and just
move on because the situation is minor
in most ways. Any time you can move on
through a situation and get it behind
you, take that road immediately and
allow yourself the freedom of not adding
to the weight of any stored unresolved
situations that you are holding onto.
Sometimes
the weight of unresolved issues converts
to illness, sleepless nights, panic
attacks, labored breathing, anger, poor
health, depression, an inability to make
choices or decisions and move
forward…have I forgotten anything? Have
you considered that as long as you carry
that burden around, you are teaching it
to those that are around you, or the
people in your life are a product of
that environment?
What I am
going to talk about may not be a perfect
‘fix’ for what you are going through,
but it might open a door to a different
perspective or a better understanding.
It might help you find a way out of that
never ending story of who did what to
whom, and why you can’t get on with your
life. Not all adventures down the path
of forgiveness will be easy, but every
journey begins with the first tear, or
the first step in that direction. There
is no magic fix and the words you are
about to read are my thoughts and my
perspective…let me take your hand for a
little while and see where this journey
might lead us...
...Sometimes we need to
get angry enough to make these steps
into recovery. Once in a while our own
health, or lack thereof, will cause us
to evaluate what things we can do in
order to get back in charge of our own
lives. Once in a while memories will
begin to surface. For some of us there
will be trigger points that we have not
yet identified. Is there a smell,
touch, place, person, sound, etc. that
triggers you into deep feelings that you
can’t control or explain? When those
feelings or emotions control some aspect
of your life, it is important that you
get some help getting to the bottom of
that. In situations such as this,
forgiveness is most often the last
bridge you will want to cross...
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