FORGIVE YOURSELF

Recently I heard a story of a man who was struggling with alcoholism. His case was so bad that family and friends were worried about him. One particular friend decided to take the initiative to try and help him and on digging further in to the man's situation discovered that he was trying to drown some pain. He had caused an accident and lost his wife and only child. The guilt and the pain drove him in to seeking solace in alcohol. After much counsel the man came to terms with the reality and had to forgive himself for the mistake. That is when his healing begun.

Sometimes we hold ourselves at ransom for the things we did and it is true that they were mistakes that may have caused harm to others also. We have to learn to forgive ourselves so that we do not become a greater threat to the society. Mila Bron says "in order to heal we must first forgive.... And sometimes the person we must forgive is ourselves." "There is no sense in punishing your future for the mistakes of your past. Forgive yourself grow from it and then let go" Melanie Koulouris. Today search your heart and forgive yourself.