The Power of Forgiveness

 The Power of Forgiveness 

One of the most powerful teachings that I ever received from my old Chinese teacher was the Power of Forgiveness. 

How many of us have people or things in our past which have hurt us. Pain which we cannot forget or forgive. These people deserve our rage for what they have done to us. But who are we really hurting. By holding the anger within ourselves we are still being hurt by their actions. I once read a sign which said, 'Holding a Grudge is Like Letting Someone Live Rent Free in your Head.' This sign brought home to me the need to forgive everyone who has trespassed against us and in an earlier part of the Lord's Prayer it says that we should also forgive us our own trespasses. This is not a blog on religion as each of the great religions talk about the power of forgiveness.

I use the word power not in the sense of power over others, but we have the power to release ourselves from the thoughts and hurts of others. It is not until you are able to forgive everyone that you are truly free. This does not mean that you have to accept the misdeeds of others, but if you cannot forgive them then you will carry them with you forever.

There was an old mystic who once said that he who is without sin can cast the first stone. We have all done things that in hindsight that were not for our highest good, but rather dwell on these we should forgive ourselves and release them.

These few quotes do far more than any pages I could write.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it

Mark Twain

The Power of Forgiveness. Forgive people who have upset you and you release them and free a part of you for a more creative purpose.

Geof  Spalding

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself

Suzanne Somers

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Reinhold Neihbur

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