Discover the Secrets to Achieving Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Well-Being.
	View Shopping Cart

Forgiveness

Forgiving ourselves and others is an important step in healing ourselves and our lives.  Often we carry around hurt from things we've done "wrong" to others or to ourselves.  We also harbor resentment or anger towards others for deeds they have "done to us".  These emotions and feelings have a strong affect on our lives and bound us to the past.  Instead we need to work on forgiving ourselves and others and step into the present and future.

There is usually pain associated with these issues.  The pain has often brought us something in return - a reward of some kind.  Have we been able to hide behind it and therefore prevent ourselves from stepping forward?  In other words, let us say we cannot seem to shake the pain of stealing something.  Every time we think of this incident it brings out feelings and thoughts of guilt, loathing of ourselves, and unworthiness.  These emotions have become helpful to us in some way.  Perhaps the unworthiness prevents us from creating a better job for ourselves.  We feel guilt in cheating someone so we want to punish ourselves by not becoming successful or making more money because we don't deserve it - we have to pay our debt back.  Within each of our own situations, we hold our own feelings and negative thoughts.  The point is to discover what those feelings and thoughts are doing in your life.  Instead of focusing that energy towards creating an even better life and personal fulfillment, we use them to hold us back or to protect ourselves.

EXERCISE:

Look at the moments in your life that you need to forgive.  Feel the pain and emotions.  Cry or hit a pillow.  After you have experienced the feelings, take a look at what they are.  What did you feel?  There could be many different feelings towards yourself and/or the other individual(s).  Write them all down.

Take some time and reflect on what those feelings and thoughts could be  preventing you from doing.  Where are they holding you back or creating difficulty or sabotage in your life?  You really do know the answer to this question, but you must be willing to look truthfully at it.  Brainstorm.  Let the idea sit with you for a day or two if needed.  Sometimes the answer can come in the form of inspiration, a dream, when reading a book, or listening to music.

Next, write a letter about how that person or experience made you feel.  Burn the letter!  After the meditation, make amends with yourself or the other people involved.

MEDITATION:

Spend some time reflecting on the lessons you learned from this experience.  Every experience has a jewel hidden among it.  Find your jewel.

The last point I suggest is visualizing yourself standing or sitting across from that person (whether yourself of another individual).  Make amends.  Thank that person for the experience and the jewel.  Bless them (even if it is yourself you are forgiving).  Feel the greater understanding, the forgiveness, the peace, and even the budding of love or friendship.

Subscribe to our Updates in order to receive an e-mail of each new meditation.

Contact Us    Privacy Policy    Conditions of Use    Site Guide    Search    Help

Send us your Customer Feedback with any questions or comments about the web site or e-mail us at ascendinglight@ascendinglight.com.

Send e-mail to webmaster@ascendinglight.com with any problems related to this site.