Forgiving
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LET ME TELL YOU A STORY; I RECENTLY HAD A SESSION WITH A CLIENT. SHE WAS STUCK IN A PARTICULAR AREA OF HER LIFE – AS MANY OF US ARE – BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT HAD HAPPENED MANY, MANY YEARS AGO AND WAS BLOCKING HER FROM MOVING FORWARD.
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something I remember I used to say to myself and then continue in my life in ignorant bliss. It didn’t affect me because I’m one of the lucky ones and there’s a good chance you were too.
What a great question. How the hell do you forgive the horrors that happen in the world and people’s personal lives? Have you ever thought ‘It’s not my life, I can’t do anything about it?’ I know it was
I responded with, ‘Well, I can’t answer that question, however, let us consider the consequences of not forgiving and letting it go?’ Depending on the severity of the trauma, it can be subjecting ourselves to a lifetime of misery, pain and suffering because someone wrongfully proved to you that you are unworthy of love. Something this beautiful soul had experienced long
hat this woman experienced happened when she was at the innocent age of 2, a whole lifetime ago! The particular emotion that was not acknowledged was anger – anger that was manifesting in her life as a grown woman. When I asked her if she was ready to forgive, she responded ‘How can you forgive the unforgivable?’
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enough and was ready to let go of! I’m so grateful I got to be a part of her healing – in just one session, she removed the blocks to love and felt free again! “Forgiveness is like setting a prisoner free, and realising you were the prisoner.” Forgiveness in the truest sense of the word is not about condoning what happened or ‘letting them get away with it’ or pretending like everything is ok and let’s just move on. Forgiveness is taking 100% responsibility for the feelings you have held onto for so long. It’s
