Life Is Not Always Smooth Sailing
After posting my thoughts on trust I was faced with my own trust issues in my immediate relationships. My emotional response to these issue knocked me off my game and I was no longer willing to participating in The Cosmic Game of Life! It amazing how our emotions can rule our lives if we let them.
What I am currently working on now is...what it means to forgive and the steps that it takes to allow forgiveness to grow. Forgiveness is not as easy as it sounds but is something that can be achieved over time. Also, just because you forgive does not mean that you forget. For it is important to remember the lessons you learned and not forget how you got where you are... Anyhoo, I will have a new post out shortly. Thank you for stopping by and I appreciate all the comments that I have received thus far … Happy Blogging!!!
Respectfully,
Helen
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6 comments:
Hi Helen, Life is not always smooth sailing but I have learned to enjoy the ride.
Your statement on remembering how we got to here is dead on. I think that is what every experience is about. Good or Bad-the experience is what shapes who we are.
We can learn to forgive those whom we think treated us unfairly. Or we can learn from it and forgive the one who helped us grow from the experience!
Great post.
Interesting post.
Forgiveness is a sign of being able to live in the present.
A sign you're able to embrace new experiences.
Why dwell on the past?
The other is changed and you are changed, and most of the times the circumstances are changed too.
You're responsible for your reactions in the here and now.
Lving that way makes forgiveness a lot easier.
I know from personal experience that to be unforgiving will make you bitter and unhappy. When the hurt comes from someone you love it makes it all that much harder to get on with our life, and we do get stuck in the past.
I am not the most forgiving person, but I have learned that when choose to forgive I feel so much better about myself, and life and even the person that hurt me.
My brother once told me, "Don't ever be ashamed of where you've been." Which means you're no longer there but working toward something better. We're all wrestling with forgiveness. Thanks for writing about it as a reminder to us all.
I have no problem forgiving someone who is sorry for what they've done, or at least regrets the way they were feeling. But, people who keep hurting you and don't think they've done anything wrong are a lot harder to forgive. I'm tryin hard to do that. But, it's so not easy!
Helen, I'm 62 would like to be considered a good person and a giver. To this moment if you give a part of your life or just time, expect to be disappointed and surprised when something good comes back.
I try not to focus on the disappointments however, its harder then heck...
Best of luck to you..great blog..thanks for stopping by my blog..
Dorothy from grammology
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