Holding on to hate and blame for the people who harm you may make you feel like the keeper of justice, but all you’re really doing is stoking the coals of a dangerous fire burning within you. While justice and the law should prevail when someone commits a criminal act, the law can’t heal the human heart forgiveness can.
It’s also best to give yourself a break by forgiving yourself.
Once you forgive yourself, you can let go of the pain, guilt and the past, and continue to live in the present with a clean slate and a light heart. Of all the prejudices and stubborn opinions we harbor, we save the most judgmental and condemning for ourselves. “I should’ve, could’ve, would’ve, I can’t get anything right, I’m no good.
If we’re not accustomed to forgiving ourselves, it’s difficult to forgive others.
Each experience you have in life is a lesson, especially those that are most damaging to you. Once you forgive yourself and others, you give yourself the gift of emotional freedom.
5 ways you can start practicing forgiveness:
Find the lesson in your mistakes and then move on.
Apologize when you’re wrong.
Know that all people are capable of love, even when their actions say otherwise.
Know that forgiving a person brings peace of mind for oneself.
If a person causes you emotional pain, tell her or him.
Gandhi said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” So, are you ready to forgive someone today?
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