The past may have brought us negative experiences... yes, some of them could be offenses towards us with a tremendous - or worse, traumatic - impact.
Through the years, we may have forgotten or managed to set them aside. So, we were able to move on...and so we thought...
But have we really settled them? Have we really forgiven? Have we overcome our feelings of hatred, resentment, or sometimes, vengeance? Have we really closed the wounds?
Simply burying bad experiences and repressing emotions do not mean we have made peace... sooner or later, they’re gonna catch up on us...
What to do? Face them and accept they happened...in short, clean the wounds. Remove the dagger. Process things all over again. It could be agonizing... the wounds could become fresh again... it would seem it all happened yesterday. The pain comes back.
But it’s the only way for wounds to heal... by removing the splinters that were buried through time.
To forgive is the next step...to give up negative thoughts. Forgiving is an act of the will... it’s a choice!
If you choose what is right...you’ll see what great relief you’ll have. You’ll remember hurts as forgiven. No longer will you carry such emotional baggage...happiness follows.
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