Many people think that foregiveness is for the person they are forgiving. However, that is not the case. Have you ever heard the expression “not forgiving is like drinking poison expecting the other person to die?” Not forgiving harbors resentment. Resentment is anger building up inside the body. By the way if you take the active biochemical ingredient out of a human being that anger produces and inject that ingredient into a guinea pig. it will die. So what do you think resentment is doing to us?? Forgiveness frees us up to get complete with the person and get on with life whether or not you do it in person or with yourself. We all have choice as to our way of being. If we are being resentful we are actively negatively effecting our health, internal state, mental health, and spiritual well being. Do you really think the other person is sitting around wondering when you will forgive them? Please!!! We all got better things to do with our time then focus on all the people that have not forgiven us. Do you even think you can count them? So give yourself a break during this upcoming holiday season. Forgive all the people in your life and ride the tide to freedom. Once you do that there is only one other person to forgive, yes that’s right, you! I promise you when you can forgive yourself and others, happiness is not a dream anymore, it is choice. Two voices, two choices. Do you want to be resentful and in your internal prison, or, do you want to be happy and free? Tag you’re it. Now choose!
Gratitude,
Rusty
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