Aug 13, 2006 19:05
Forgiveness is not weakness. It takes courage and strength of character to forgive.
Forgiveness is not a feeling. It is a decision to work with our thoughts and behaviours, which eventually enable our feelings to change.
Forgiveness is learning to let go of the past hurt. It is a decision to do something with our thoughts and behaviours that will change us.
The decision to forgive does not depend on the offender changing for we cannot control another.
In order to begin the forgiving process, we need to stop throwing energy into thinking about the person or event that hurt us.
Learn to walk away from nagging thoughts that hurt rather than help. This takes patience.
Once we have regained our own sense of power, we need to think in terms of forgiveness.
We are the ones who decide when and how to forgive. But ultimately forgiveness is about re-creating our own well being.
Forgiveness connects you with your God and with your own sense of self-worth….