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Author's note: exact same article previously published with difficult
to read formatting. Hopefully, this is an improvement!
Forgiveness has magic power in it. Of all of the immutable laws of
the universe, this is one of the most powerful and heart-felt!
Like Gravity, it works whether or not you harness it and take advan-
tage of its power. You get on the roof of a building, step off of
the ledge with all intentions of taking flight, then find yourself
struggling to get back on your feet!
Gravity is not a respecter of persons. You either ‘go with the flow’
or get crushed by it! So it goes with Forgiveness.
So, you’ve been wronged egregiously by another! You have so much
hatred and bitterness in your heart towards the person or persons
who caused you so much grief! Well, guess what: the person who is
being harmed the most by this negative emotion is YOU!!!
By now, it is a well-established fact that our emotions impact our
physical well-being tremendously! In both the literal and figurative
sense, Hatred is like a poison to the mind and body! If you started
imbibing strychnine or some other known poison (however small the
dosage), over time, you will succumb to its effects on your body!
Likewise, Hatred will wear you down over time – fraying your nerves,
calcifying your bones, clogging up your mind with nodules of embit-
terment! In short, you are poisoning yourself!!! Under these circum-
stances, the most selfish thing which you can do is forgive!
Think about it: do you want to let one or more other persons have
that much power over you - to the point where it’s poisoning your
system?
Of all of the powers our Creator has endowed us with, the power to
have COMPLETE CONTROL over our thoughts (and hence, our emotions)
is, perhaps, the pinnacle power which we possess! By the same token,
the power to Forgive may be the hardest one to carry out!
We humans find it hard to let go of such a strongly-felt emotion as
Hatred. It becomes part of how we express ourselves to others, as
well as how we are perceived by them! This negative energy radiates
internally, affecting every cell in our bodies, as well as radiating out into
the universe, negatively impacting all energy heading in our direction!
It’s time to harness the magical power of Forgiveness and use it to
free yourself from the self-imposed prison of Hatred! The power to
do so is totally in your hands – it’s up to you to decide whether or
not to exercise it?! Remember, the soul which you redeem may be your own!
How to start the process? Get yourself in a quiet place where you can
be free of distractions. This could follow a pattern, such as right
before going to bed or arising in the morning. Now, here comes the
hardest part: visualize the person or persons whom you feel has wronged
you – try your best to conjure him, her or them up as if standing in front
of you. Now, so much as you are humanly able to, commence to radiating
thoughts of forgiveness towards this person or persons.
Yeah, I know that it’s hard – we want to clinch, hold on to our most
heart-felt emotions. However, you HAVE to persist – it is the only way!
If it helps, you should vocalize the words, “I forgive you, (naming the
person(s)!”, being as sincere as you humanly can! No one else needs
to know about your pet project – especially, the recipient(s) of all of
this mental energy which you are expending (God forbid if he, she or
they ever found out that you were radiating good thoughts towards them)!
Remember, the person who is going to benefit the most from this
herculean effort on your part is YOU!!! So, don’t give up on yourself –
you OWE it to yourself to become the free spirit, free soul whom you
were meant to be – free from the shackles of Hatred!
I make one promise to you: if you do this and persist to completion,
you will be a transformed person, having a heavy weight lifted from
your shoulders and mind! Those with whom you come into contact will
not be able to help but notice that you are a transformed person, all
of a sudden, becoming more interesting and attractive!
People will want to associate with you more, because, in fact, you are
a new person (“Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”)
(Romans 12:2).
So, there you have it, as simple or complicated as you want to make it!
Say ‘Hi’ to the new person you have the potential of becoming!
Last edited by E. Perry McNeil; 04-21-2012 at 08:46 PM..
Reason: improved legibility
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