FORGIVENESS

Life is difficult without us punishing ourselves. Why do we use every excuse to feel sorry for ourselves and to blame others. We fail to see how everytime someone does something to us, they take the power from us. In some manner we have given our will to them, therefore our power. It is easy enough to recognize immediately those that deliberately look to hurt us physically, emotionally, sexually, mentally and/or financially. We might avoid these direct pitfalls, but when they come disguised as something else such as friendship, love, partnership or comradship, we are blind sided by the ideas presented instead of  the reality of its true nature. Then we are devastated by the outcome. Angry beyond belief with who betrayed us and angry with ourselves for having let it happen, we become obsessed with how we were wronged. Some possibly seeking revenge and others just holding on to the pain of it. But the truth be told, we have to take responsibility for it all. It was our free will that allowed it to happen to us. It is our free will that can set us free from the burden of it. We must tell ourselves, yes this happened, but I forgive them for it. Then even more important, you must forgive yourself.

When you do this, you take back the power that you had relinquished. You make an offering of "Forgiveness" whether they accept it or not. They don't even have to understand why you are doing it. If they have no understanding, they will not understand that you have taken back the power from them. Their actions no longer shackle you. You become FREE! Forgiveness becomes the key to true freedom. It is within us ALL!