forgiveness
Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense, lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, with an increased ability to wish the offender well.
Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different. Letting go of the past that we thought we really wanted. Those words can absolutely set you free in your life.
Letting go is a choice. We limit ourselves to being open and vulnerable to other people when we hold on to pain and hold on the resentment. The hurt feelings we have been feeling for so long is nothing more than our Ego’s response to a person or a situation. The truth is we are choosing to let these feelings hold power over us.
To find forgiveness is to find freedom. The moment we can gain forgiveness; we liberate our own wellbeing as well as making room for more compassion for everyone around us.
Find the courage to let go and unburden our mind and spirit.
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, but it is a constant attitude”-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Actions perceived as hurtful or wrong are only a perception of the Ego and not of the Higher Self. The Ego moves us to seek justice or revenge to right a perceived wrong. The Higher Self, however, knows that the Universe will rebalance all actions at the appropriate time, in the appropriate way in accordance with the whole cosmos and not just by the view of one person’s hurt feelings.
Love, Light and Liberation – When we forgive, we are allowing that process to unfold instead of holding on to our Ego’s point of view. Forgiveness is a courageous act of trust and compassion. One that comes with Love, Light and Liberation for our bodies, minds and spirits. When we find that we are holding onto pain from a person or situation, we are only holding onto memories from the past. Choose to live Love in every passing moment. Love exists not in the past, but only in the present moment. The beauty of this choice, when we forgive another, we are actually choosing freedom for ourselves. Through forgiveness, we release our encumbrances of the past and clear the restrictions on our hearts and helping expand our ability to love and be loved.
Each time we let go from emotions from the past, we invite increased peace and well being into our lives. People, situations and circumstances begin to fall into place. Love and joy flow to and from you effortlessly.
Easier said than done… We all have had terrible things “done” to us from horrible people, situations and circumstances; do not blame and berate yourself, however, it is important to realize that we put ourselves in these situations and circumstances with certain people that bring upon a result of actions that are less than favorable to our emotions. It is our job now to acknowledge what has happened and allow it to go. I personally have utilized meditation, working with powerful crystals; such as Rose Quartz that promotes Love and Forgiveness, reconnecting with nature and the outdoors, practicing Earthing and connecting to the Earth energy by walking around outside barefoot (this allows negative energy and emotions to be absorbed directly down to the Earth). When we realize that people only do what they know and when they know better, they do better. If we could all see each situation in this light, that our antagonists merely did not know how to behave better or differently we could possible develop compassion in our hearts for them. When I can see things from this perspective, I can release the need to retaliate and I will send those people love from my heart center and I use Rose Quartz and the vision of that Pink Light going straight from my heart to theirs.
Archangel Michael – I also utilize the power of Archangel Michael and visualize him cutting the cords between me and those people and I allow them to float away in my mind’s eye.
I will lay quietly, in a meditation, and I visualize the person with whom I want to release connected to me as in the photo above. I visualize Archangel Michael coming in with his Sword and Shield ready to slice through the ties. Michael is represented by beautiful deep blue colors and he stands very tall at over 7 feet high – he is very commanding. I will mentally ask him to cut the cord between me and this other and when I see his sword slice down and through the cord, I visualize that person floating away into the sky as I wave goodbye to them. There have been a few times where I have even pictured them burning in fire as they floated away, as fire is the great transformer and in some very toxic cases felt the need to do this. You may have to do this several to many times over to fully release their energy from your energy, especially if you have to continually interact with this person in your life; such as a co-worker or family member. We ultimately have the choice who we allow into our lives regardless of the situation.
Here is a visual of Archangel Michael- 
Signs that you need to cut some cords:
- Unable to move on from a situation
- Unable to stop thinking or obsessing about a person
- Frequent conversations in your mind with a person
- Frequently remembering what they said in the past, feeling their ongoing judgment or criticism
- Arguments, sometimes daily in your mind with someone (these can be actual psychic arguments)
- Constant memories or emotions that arise – i.e. we used to watch that show together
- Temptation to go back to a relationship that does not serve you
- Stalking another online through social networking, watching them compulsively
- Unable to sleep, or endless processing of the past
- Deep feelings of sadness, anger, and depression around the past
- Feelings of wanting to get revenge, or constantly aware of unfair treatment
- Crying a whole lot, an emotional wreck
- Turning down other offers and invitations, stuck in the past, feeling uninterested
- Feeling physically ill when you think about this person
- Lashing out on your true friends and loved ones that are not a part of your unresolved issues
- Paranoia and false perceived conspiracies
Keep in mind that if you are holding on to this toxicity you will not allow anything good and positive to come into your life. You may be in the mindset of the victim and find yourself in continued situations that are not pleasant. Home, work, family, monetary aspects of your life all suffer.
Be courageous and take a leap of faith to respect yourself enough to allow Love to Rule!xoxoKim