Secret Of Success Through Forgiveness Therapy

Secret Of Success And Healthy Lifestyle Through Forgiveness Therapy
by David Schell.

* Forgiveness means bending without breaking, being strong enough to
withstand the heavy weight of injury but resilient enough to recover.
Be forgiving.

* Forgive yourself; for what you regret doing and for what you wish
you had done, for not being fully yourself and for being only
yourself.

* Self-forgiveness cleanses the soul, washing away shame and guilt.
Out of self-forgiveness comes the power to extend forgiveness to
others.

* You have the right to feel sad, betrayed, angry, resentful when
you've been injured. Understand, accept and express your feelings.
Pushing them below the surface only means they will erupt in another
place, at another time.

* Justice may right the wrongs, but forgiveness heals the hurt. Seek
forgiveness beyond justice.

* Sometimes people hurt you because, like you, they are learning and
growing. Forgive their incompleteness, their humanness.

* To refuse to forgive is to continue to hurt yourself. Victimized
once, your lack of forgiveness keeps you stuck as a victim, holding
on to a victim's identity. Instead, claim the identity of one who
forgives

* When you are having a difficult time forgiving, recall a moment
when you wanted to be forgiven. Offer the other person what you
wanted to receive.

* Forgiveness takes practice. Start with small hurts and work your
way up to the big ones.

* Forgiveness may seem futile when you see no immediate results. But
healing and growth are like fine aged cheese -- not instant mashed
potatoes. Give forgiveness time.

* You cannot change someone for the better by holding a grudge.
Grudges only change you--for the worse.

* When someone won't forgive you, refusing to forgive in return is no
answer. That's like wrapping yourself in the other's chains. Keep
yourself free; forgive.

* To help you forgive, picture the other person surrounded by the
light of God. See yourself stepping into that same light, and feel
God's presence with you both.

* Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; it is
something you do for yourself.
Give yourself the gift of forgiveness.
Sometimes, when we have been wronged, bruised, angered or betrayed,
it is difficult to forgive.
It is easier said than done.
But too much anger and resentment makes it hard for us to move on.
All that pain we refuse to let go will bury us in a place we
shouldn't get stuck in.
After the hurt and anger should come healing, and healing can only
take place if we allow ourselves to forgive.

Free yourself!
Forgive.

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