Your ability to forgive those who have hurt you in the past is a
crucial stepping stone to your spiritual and emotional growth.
Throughout the course of our lives, we collect emotional baggage. This
is unavoidable, and even though it can cause us a great deal of
pain, it helps us to define who we are as people; the result is, we
grow even more and learn valuable lessons along the way about
ourselves and others.
So there you have it – emotional baggage is an unavoidable part of
all of our lives – but it’s not actually this that is the real cause of
unhappiness in your life. What’s really important is how you choose to
deal with that baggage, because what you do here will determine the
success or failure of your future relationships. Now, there is another
very important point I want to make:
People come into our lives to teach us lessons
It’s what you do with these lessons that determines how your future
will be. Think of all the people you have encountered in your life.
Isn’t it funny to look back and think about the last time you saw a
particular person; it may have been several years ago, and it’s quite
possible that you will never again see him/her in this lifetime!The
reason? Because this person has served their purpose in your life. So
now that you know this, think about this; what did this person teach
you?Some relationships or encounters that we have with other people
last only a few days, and some last a lifetime. But either way, each
experience serves a specific purpose and is extremely relevant to your
life!.
Now, given that every experience we have is a lesson for us, think
about the people who have hurt you in the past. Have you allowed
yourself to forgive them? Or are you still holding into the emotional
pain? Do you find yourself conjuring up scenes of “sweet revenge” in
your mind, or worse still, acting out those scenes? Are you able to
forgive and let go? If you are not, then who holds the power – you or
them?
Don’t let people who have hurt you in the past have any control over your future!
When you make a choice to forgive others, you are NOT lying down and
becoming a doormat, nor are you admitting that person who hurt you is
in the right. Forgiveness is about taking back control of your
life and not allowing your negative emotions to rule you. And
forgiveness is also about letting go of all those debilitating emotions
that could be responsible for sabotaging your current relationships! So
ask yourself this question: Do you want to feel good? If you are still
carrying feelings of resentment and anger towards someone who hurt you,
then what are you getting out of it?
Hanging on to feelings of resentment, hatred or anger, will ensure
that these destructive feelings WILL spill over into your current life
and stop you from enjoying positive, successful relationships with
other people.
The fact is, your subconscious mind never ignores negative energy
and emotions. It will remind you every day that you need to deal with
them, and until you do, it will manifest your unresolved emotional pain
through insomnia, chronic physical pain and in extreme cases, through
life threatening illness. So there it is; make a decision today to take
back your life by practising forgiveness. Your energy is extremely
precious so don’t allow yourself to give it away to those who don’t
deserve to have it it! Move on with your life today, and you will
experience miracles.
Sonia
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