Guest guest Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 No, Sarita I do not mind at all. I understand completely what you are saying and I agree with you. I know that I can not change another being SO why would I want to waste my time and energy on them. I believe you are correct in assuming this forgivness is mostly for me and you are right it is primarily for me. I need really to forgive myself first before I can move on. I have really been thinking this over for many years now and have come to a point that this is enough dwelling and replaying in my mind that I need to put this behind me and move forward. This is not just something I want to do just so that I can do so, I open my heart to complete forgives to all those including myself for forgivness rather they accept it or not. I know that I have made my amends to it and I feel better about myself in in doing so. I already feel a lightness in my heart and a complete release from this burden. I know that what happened was of no fault of my own , just being a witness to it was enough. Thank you for sharing you insight and imput and I do appreciate you so much for your concern and love. I know K had a hand in this coming to light and resolving this anger I carried. DenDen(Denny) , " Sarita " <sarita1969 wrote: > > Hope you don't mind me interjecting DenDen. IMHO, forgiveness does > not have to include that person being in your life any longer or, if > they are, having to put up with the previous behavior into the > future. The forgiveness you are doing is for what happened already, > of yourself and those involved. You can choose to remove them from > your life even though you forgive them or you can move forward with > them. The forgiveness can take place in either scenario. I feel the > forgiveness benefits YOU more than anyone else. > > I know what it is like to hold onto past hurts and get angry all over > again just by thinking about them, to lull myself into believing > that " this time " I really have forgiven only to find myself getting > angry/ashamed/embarrassed all over again. The past two years I have > let go of so many injuries/hurts from the past. Some of the people > are still in my life and we are moving forward within the boundaries > that I have set down and there are some who I have chosen not to > continue on with. Either way I check in with myself every so often > to make sure that I have gotten past the issues. > > I can now laugh at the time my ex husband read my journal and then > proceeded to question me about what was in it. It feels good to > laugh rather than become red in the face. LOL It is such a freeing > feeling when you forgive for real. It is unmistakeable and you will > feel a lightness in your spirit when it happens. I wish this for you > my friend. > > Sarita > > , " Denny " > <dennynorton@> wrote: > > > > Aha! Thank you for clarifying this for me as I was kind of > > nervous about it. I have pondered the source of this anger and > > emotion and I do know the source. It is something that always > > constantly pops into my head from time to time and bothers me from > > childhood. I have been dealing with this issue for some time and > > trying to forgive those envolved as well as myself. I think I am > > coming to a head in making amends and forgiving all but it is a > slow > > process as I do not trust easily those who have hurt me in the > past. > > To let my gaurd down makes me vulernable to possibly more hurt and > I > > do not want either party to be hurt any more than there already is. > > It is something that can not be changed as it has already happened. > I > > do however feel that enough is enough and we need to move on with > our > > lives and be happy and loving now and in the future towards each > > other. That is my wish and prayer. I know it is achievable. K has a > > way of bringing things to light and purifying them and clearing > them. > > > > DenDen (Denny) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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