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| shawnsmith |
Posted - 02/21/2013 : 16:46:14
Hi all,
As you will notice in Ace's keys to healing, the word forgiveness is mentioned many times. I feel that forgiveness is an essential pre-requisite to healing, both in the mind and the body. Just take a look at what the prestigious Mayo Clinic says on this topic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/forgiveness/MH00131
The video at the urls below, produced by Ana Holub, is entitled "The Healing Power of Forgiveness" and is a good place to begin your journey of forgiveness towards those people who you feel hurt you in the past:
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ_sagf2o9Y
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BqbrDIfY60
Remember, we are seeking to achieve health, wholeness and peace within our minds and bodies, and holding grudges or feelings of un-forgiveness towards others is toxic. We must learn to let go. We must learn that these feelings will cause us a lot of personal harm and impeded our ability to fully heal. Even as we want people to forgive us when we do them wrong, even so we must extend the same courtesy to others.
The above cited Mayo Clinic article states, "If you allow negative feelings to crowd out positive feelings, you might find yourself swallowed up by your own bitterness or sense of injustice."
Seek to counter these feelings with positive affirmations. One is, "I forgive and let go easily," but you can use one unique to your own situation.
In many cases, there may be feelings of un-forgiveness or a grudge inside of you that you may have forgotten about but are reminded of when someone you have not seen or heard from in a long time re-enters your life or you see a photo of them somewhere. Thus, you could be carrying around these feelings and not always know that they are there, but then something happens to remind you.
There are a lot of great resources on the internet regarding the health benefits of cultivating a spirit of forgiveness and compassion towards others. Just google the term "health benefits of forgiveness" and tons of information will come up. I invite you to read some of this material as a guide to your personal healing.
Best wishes,
Shawn |
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