The secret of forgiveness is a secret that is hidden in plain sight. It costs nothing and is worth million. It is available to everyone and used by few.
The unmistakable truth about forgiveness is that it is not a reward that must be earned; forgiveness is a gift to be given.
When you give forgiveness, you free your own spirit to release the anger and hatred harbored in your heart.
- By granting forgiveness, you free your spirit to pursue your future happily and unencumbered by the anchors of your past. And forgiveness, when granted to others, becomes a gift to yourself.
Also forgive yourself. Many times, my greatest enemy has been yourself.
- Every mistake, every miscalculation, every stumble you make has been replayed again and again in you mind.
- Every broken promise, every day wasted, every goal not reached compounds the disgust you feel for the lack of achievement in your life.
Realize that it is impossible to fight an enemy living in your head. By forgiving yourself, you erase the doubts, fears, and frustration that have kept your past in the present.
- From this day forward, your history will cease to control your destiny.
Greet this day with a forgiving spirit.
- Forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness, forgive those who criticize you unjustly, and forgive myself.
Re-source: Release
For too long, every ounce of forgiveness I owned was locked away, hidden from view, waiting for me to bestow its precious presence upon some worthy person.
- Alas, I found most people to be singularly unworthy of my valuable forgiveness, and since they never asked for any, I kept it all for myself.
- Now, the forgiveness that I horded has sprouted inside my heart like a crippled seed yielding bitter fruit.
Many are the times when I have seethed in anger at a word or deed thrown into my life by an unthinking or uncaring person.
- I have wasted valuable hours imagining revenge of confrontation.
- Now I see the truth revealed about this psychological rock inside my shoe.
- The rage I nurture is often one-sided, for my offender seldom gives thought to his offense!
Knowing that slavery in any form is wrong, I also know that that the person who lives a life according to the opinion of others is a slave.
- I am not a slave.
No more! At this moment, my life has taken on new hope and assurance. Of all the world’s population, I am one of the few possessors of the secret to dissipating anger and resentment. I now understand that forgiveness has value only when it is given away.
- By the simple act of granting forgiveness, I release the demons of the past about which I can do nothing, and I create in myself a new heart, a new beginning.
I will now and forevermore silently offer my forgiveness to those who do not see that they need it. By the act of forgiving, I am no longer consumed by unproductive thoughts.
- I give up my bitterness. I am content in my soul and effective again with my fellowman.
craving and resource from “The Traveler’s Gift” by Andy Andrews
