Meditation on forgiveness
I choose to be willing to forgive
I choose to let the past go
once and for all
I choose to let the peace of forgiveness
rest in my heart
I choose to let the quietness of forgiveness
rest in my mind
I choose to let the tranquility of forgiveness
rest in my body
I choose to forgive now
I feel ready to forgive now
I feel a burden being lifted from me
as I accept forgiveness as my path to freedom
I feel open to love filling the space in which
anger and hurt and sadness used to be locked,
keeping me a prisoner
I feel relieved
I feel free
I am ready to forgive
I am forgiving myself and others
for all the words, actions, and inactions I have perceived
in the past as having wronged me or hurt me
I am forgiving myself for having been unwilling to forgive in the past
I am allowing and welcoming the peace of forgiveness to rest in my heart,
the quietness of forgiveness to rest in my mind,
and the tranquility of forgiveness to rest in my body
I am forgiven
I forgive
I forgive
I am loved
I love
I am grateful.
I love
I am grateful.
(Thanks to Bea Resnick)
E-How on Forgiveness
"When someone else causes us emotional harm, whether unintentional or intentional, learning to let go of this pain can be one of the most difficult transitions we go through. Carrying emotional pain, anger, anxiety, and other distressing thoughts about a situation or someone often is easier for us than beginning the forgiveness process. We can choose either to become bitter and angry or view the end result as an opportunity for personal growth and change. Even without an apology, make up your mind to forgive, forget, and eventually let go…"
2 comments:
sweetness
Forgiveness here is manifest
when I realize that he recognized,
and maybe you did too,
that he could not maintain a charade with me,
but perhaps he could with you.
That was a bargain you were willing to make
one that I could not.
Who’s to say what’s right or wrong?
Who’s to say what’s not?
He looks like a happy guy,
but looks, we know, deceive
I wanted him to be a happy guy.
or else he’d have to leave
to find it where he could.
And I hope he has and will.
I long for authenticity
and you will not demand it.
You don’t seem to need it
maybe you can’t handle it.
It is messy and inconvenient
but pleasurable and profound.
But you embrace him come what may
you want him around
whether he is melancholy or content,
employed or not or broke,
authentic, or putting on a crooked smile
as if he were that happy bloke.
Regardless of all that
it’s in the past and I’m letting go
and I hope that your love for each other
continues to grow and grow
As you once said to me, I’ve learned some things from you
I’m not sure I would have chosen those lessons
but we endure what we must go through
And, hopefully, are grateful for it.
I am learning to forgive and ask your forgiveness for taking so long
and being so angry.
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