Past Wrongs, Forgiveness and Doing No Harm (UpFundMe Fundraising, Vol V)
"Do no harm, even to those who have harmed you."
It's a lesson many of us have been taught, as one of the keys to living a harmonious and mindful life.
Earlier today I got a message from a friend talking about somebody we both know. This person had recently had a fairly major operation, and is now recovering in hospital.
Truth is that I don't much care for this person because they did some really unpleasant and mean things to hurt me, in the past.
Find the Light....
Forgiveness... and Letting Go
We're also taught about the value of forgiveness and about letting go of things that are eating us up from the inside because we can't stop thinking about them. We feel hurt; and our reactive natures may conclude that we want to hurt them back!
So it can be very difficult to mean well for somebody who has done you wrong, but many years ago, I came to realize that wishing ill upon another person — no matter how justified you feel it might be — is not a right thing to engage in.
So, this morning, I realized that I really just wished well and a speedy recovery for this person, even though I don't like them. Bottom line: I don't want for them to have suffering anymore. So even though they are ultimately an "enemy" of sorts, I sent them healing energy and positive vibes.
Some might look at that and think "How COULD You??? After what they did to you?!?!"
I think there is an important lesson for all of us there. It is a tough but important lesson about letting go of things from the past.
Enjoy the open spaces you find!
Forgive, but You Don't Have to Forget...
Letting go doesn't necessarily mean that we forget what happened, it simply means that we let go of that event or that person's ability to have control over a part — however small — of our lives. And, in wishing this person from my past well, I also realized that I was no longer allowing them to have control over part of my mind! I have forgiven them, but I have not forgotten what they did.
Do you still have somebody in your life who occupies your thoughts a lot even though you are not connected anymore, and perhaps haven't been, for a long time?
Do you find yourself to be unable to let go of what they did to you?
Would you like to let go, and not have your mind preoccupied with that small nugget of resentment and anger?
In most cases (there ARE exceptions) we can quite readily do so, and it is a great relief to do that! We free that space in our own mind, and it helps us move on and do more productive things with our lives, rather than dwell on things that were done wrong to us a long time ago.
So here's my invitation to you: Think of something — an event or a person — you can let go of and then free yourself. Remember that you don't have to forget, you simply have to let go of giving it the power to control part of what you're doing.
Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day.
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