Freedom in Forgiveness

You need to forgive.

I need to forgive.

Forgive everyone, everything and every experience. True freedom comes in the ability to forgive. When you can forgive, you will experience freedom and inner peace.

Forgiveness does not mean that what happened to you was okay, or that you should allow it to ever happen again. Forgiveness means you are ready to claim your right to peace. Forgiveness means you are ready to stand in your full power and no longer be the victim of someone else’s wounds, pain or control over you. It means you no longer allow them to control you with their wounded heart. When you truly forgive, you feel it. You no longer feel their pain or sickness control you, emotionally or physically. When you forgive, you release the control they have over you. They have no more power to hurt you.

To hold onto the hurt and the story though, means they control you. They control your emotions, many of your thoughts and worst of all you are their victim. You risk remaining their victim, until you are willing to let go and forgive.

Forgiveness frees your heart from the prison of the past, it opens your mind to the ‘bigger picture” (what your Soul came here to learn) and allows you to accept and move forward. It allows you to move beyond the story.

Be willing to  forgive.

Be willing to feel all your emotions.

Be willing to accept all your emotions.

Acceptance and forgiveness set you free. They lead to inner peace and freedom from your past. They release you from the emotional prison that keeps you trapped in unhappiness and the stories and wounds of the past.

Forgiveness is about freeing yourself from emotional pain. The voice of the ego can not forgive though – it is too wounded and it holds onto grudges as a way of protecting itself (thinking it is protecting you) but it is not protecting you – it is hurting you, sabotaging your happiness and it takes refuge in being a victim. Stop listening to the inner voice of your wounded ego and listen instead to your Soul. Your Soul will help you get in touch with your negative feelings – with the full intention to feel them, accept them and release them, so you can tune into the love that lies beneath them. Your Soul will help you to feel and accept the freedom and happiness you truly deserve.

Self-acceptance begins, self-love grows and you heal. 

The more often you tune into your Soul, you learn to accept what has happened, forgive yourself & others and reclaim your life. It is time to let go of the hurt, you deserve so much better. Forgive others. Forgive yourself. Love yourself. Respect yourself. Accept yourself fully and completely

Your Soul knows how to accept and forgive. Your Soul resides in your heart and is so much bigger and more powerful than your wounded ego. Your Soul is the quiet, wise one within. Give your attention to your Soul and less attention to the voice and wounds of your ego. Sit in silence and stillness and listen to the whispers of your Soul. Really take the time to listen. Practice listening often and everyday until the whispers become your truth. This practice has the ability to free you from your suffering and pain.

Don’t waste your life, stuck in unforgiveness, holding onto grudges or regretting the past. Don’t keep yourself locked in a prison of pain, fear, regret or other peoples wounds. No one is promised tomorrow so live each day as though it is your last!

Accept, appreciate and enjoy every moment you get to live here in this world and your body. Pay attention to what makes you happy and the people you love and make yourself a priority on that list.

Love and appreciate your body, love and appreciate your life, love and appreciate your family, friends and your greatest teachers!

Live your life by being YOU, and if you’re not sure who “you” are – just stop trying to please others, stop worrying about what others think and please yourself instead. Be grateful for everything in your life – including the contrast, obstacles, negative emotions and wounds. Enjoy the journey of this human experience with all the ups, downs, triumphs and tribulations. Allow yourself to BE Happy! There is nothing wrong with feeling happiness and joy on a regular basis! There is also nothing wrong with feeling angry or sad! Just let yourself feel! Let yourself accept it all so you can BE a human with the experience of living with inner peace.

Forgive someone today. Forgive yourself. Forgive a situation. Forgiveness holds the key to everything and anything in your life that needs healing and releasing.

If forgiveness is something you would like to be able to do but you are not sure how or where to start, contact me at leslie@wellnessdefined.ca our weekly Tuesday Personal Development Group Membership will help you to discover ways in which you can find acceptance, forgiveness & peace. Private sessions are also an option.

January 2025 our Personal Development Group Membership will be diving into the teachings of “A Course in Miracles” which is a set of practices that guide one to inner peace, replacing the learned thoughts of fear with the natural thought system based on love.

Make 2025 the year you find your inner peace.

Namaste my friends,

Leslie