Forgiveness: Guide to Forgiving Those That Have Wronged You

04/12/2022
Live Well Diary Team
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Forgiveness is an act of the will that allows us to let go of hate, disappointment, anger and resentment to move forward with our lives in peace.

Forgiving those who have wronged you can be challenging, but it’s worth it. Forgiveness is vital for your health and well-being.

Forgiveness is an act of will.

We may not always feel like we want to forgive. When we forgive, we also let go of the hurt and anger that comes with holding onto a grudge. We are choosing to replace bad feelings with positive ones. Even though this may be an action you have chosen to take more than once in your life, it’s important to remember that forgiveness is an option and a natural response in certain situations.

Forgiveness is a continuous process.

Learning how to forgive someone who has wronged you takes time and effort. The first step in this process is acknowledging that forgiveness does not necessarily mean trusting the person again. Still, it can help put the situation behind you so you can move on without resentment and anger.

Forgiveness is also different from forgetting what happened. Forgiving someone without ever forgetting their actions or words against you is possible. However, suppose your goal is complete forgiveness with no emotional attachment left over from what happened. If that is the case, it may be best for you not to think about those events as much as possible after forgiving them. The reason is that the feeling of anger doesn’t come back up again later on down the road, once again causing pain inside yourself whenever thinking back on those memories again despite having found peace with letting go of all anger associated with them already.

Let go of any ill feelings towards another person who hurt us before would be figuring out how exactly these processes work within ourselves (which will differ depending upon the person). This involves taking an honest look at ourselves, too: What did they do wrong? Why did they do these things? How did they affect others’ lives besides just mine?”

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Extending forgiveness doesn’t mean condoning hurtful behaviour.

Forgiveness is not forgetting or making excuses for what happened. You don’t have to reconcile with the person or people who hurt you.

The critical thing is that forgiveness means letting go. You can move on from the hurtful situation without allowing it to control your life or keep you from enjoying new relationships in the future.

Keep in mind that forgiving someone else can help heal you, too.

It may take time to heal from the hurt and betrayal you’ve experienced. You might have been wronged by someone extremely close to you, or perhaps a stranger made an innocent mistake that led to your pain. Either way, forgiving someone else can help heal you, too.

Forgiveness is an act of kindness towards others, especially yourself. Forgiveness allows us to move past our pain and focus on what matters most: enjoying what’s good now instead of mourning over things gone by (or never happening).

To aid in my forgiveness process, I often turn inward and work on myself. I dedicate time to reading books related to the subject matter.

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Open your heart to forgiving those that have wronged you and experience peace of mind and heart.

Forgiving others is a gift you give others and yourself. When you can’t forgive someone who has hurt or wronged you, it’s like carrying a heavy load weighing on your heart. The weight of the load keeps you from feeling light and free. It drains the energy out of your body and prevents self-healing from taking place in the body or mind.

If we look at forgiveness from an energetic perspective, we can see how difficult it can be for our bodies to heal when we are holding onto anger about something that has happened in our past.

For example: If someone slandered my name three years ago. The thought of forgiving them would come up every time I think about them, making me angry again! So what do I do? Open myself up to forgiving them so that I can move forward instead of continuing to relive those painful memories over and over again!

Conclusion

The truth is, forgiving someone who has hurt you isn’t always easy. It takes time and effort to heal from pain and move on with life. But healing is possible. You can get there by opening your heart to forgiving those who have wronged you—and experiencing peace of mind and heart as a result!

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