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Forgiveness is they key?
Has anyone ever been able to learn the act of forgiveness? How did you move forward even though you had been hurt over and over...how do you let it go and let yourself heal..i find im holding onto a lot of hurt and anger ..im having extremely bad dreams and feeling like im on an emotional roller coaster....i want to move on...but i feel stuck with this and no idea how to feel forgiveness in my heart....i am very sensitive and soft hearted...but ..this feeling inside of anger does not seem to be who i am....but i feel and hurt and pain from the past....with those who just swept it all under the carpet....can anyone relate and share thier story with me .thankyou
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- :)Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
I've been into that situation and It was the hardest thing I ever went through in my life. It took me about a year and more to completely forgive that particular person. I left him.
Forgiveness is opening the prison gates, and discovering that I am free at last. Forgiveness does not mean you need to invite the offender back into your life. I didn't want to forgive this person but I didn't want to suffer the pain involved in not forgiving.
The heart, which is bitter, is like a wild animal. A bitter heart, like a wild hungry animal, searches out others with the purpose of inflicting pain. It is senseless and ignorant to with hold forgiveness. Yes, you have been hurt but it only hurts you more to hold on to the pain. Regardless of what happened to you, forgiveness is the solution. You might say, well you just don't know what happened to me, how can I forgive someone for that sort of offense. No, I don't know what happened to you but I know un-forgiveness accomplishes nothing. Anger, resentment and bitterness drain us of emotional energy. Forgiveness is energizing and simplifies life. It provides you with the means to go forward in the presence of adversity, and gain the best possible quality of life. I encourage you to try it!
Source(s): Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. - Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes forgiveness is key. It took me quite some time to really uinderstand the principles behind this. Now is really a time to reflect on your spirituality. Alone, it is very difficult to release painful feelings especially when we've been hurt by others. You need the strenght of God to move through you so that you are empowered.Sometimes, this hurt can recurr over and over again because "man" or people will disappoint us and not meet our expectations. When you hold on to the past, it not only affects your mind, but your body as well, leading to physical imbalances and and mental dis-ease. That's right, it physically manifests itself over time and guess what? Many people who have trouble with forgiveness also have heart problems, what does this show? The only way to do it is with spiritual help, all things are possible with God's love, grace and mercy. I suggest you do a few things for yourself, like firt truly asking for God's help, then a deep tissue massage (which is necesary for your body to release patterns of deeply held tension), then I say some yoga and meditation. You CAN become a happy and loving person and you deserve to. Don't cheat yourself. God bless and good luck.
- 1 decade ago
I am the same way. I've been hurt a lot in relationships and so now I'm very cold hearted and it's hard to break through that. I have major trust issues too because of what I've been put through. I can't tell you how to move on and forgive, but I have been told that if you shut yourself off from others you're just hurting yourself. Whether it be with friends, family, or any kind of relationship, you have to put yourself out there to see where it can go. I've just been saying that I've built my wall up not to keep people out, but to see who's willing to break through it to get to my heart. Don't totally close yourself off. Just be strong and don't get your hopes up too high in life. That way you won't get hurt as bad. I understand exactly how you feel.
- 1 decade ago
Forgiveness is something you have to choose to do. First, you acknowledge to yourself that you were hurt, angered, etc. Then you consciously decide, "I am going to let this go. Holding onto it is only causing me additional (and unhealthy) pain." Forgiving someone is not the same as saying that what they did is OK. It's just you taking control of the situation and purging yourself of negative feelings.
I don't know if you're religious, but it also helps to pray for the people who have hurt you. Sometimes that's the only way I am able to truly let go of something.
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- 1 decade ago
Yes. Forgiveness is the key to EVERYTHING. If you learn to forgive, you will live a happy life. One of my friends is very bad tempered. She never forgive anyone at all. She says the she didn't do anything wrong. But she didn't think deep. You need to think deeper than that. Maybe you were wrong in another person's eyes. I don't know. Maybe that's why they're angry. But if you learn to forgive, learn to say 'it's okay' you will live a super ever so happy life. Trust me. I promise.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
well, if you have been hurt by someone, forgive yourself, not the person that hurts you... what will it creates ? 1) first you will not give energy to person to whom your love doesn't belong to 2) and second, you give yourself knowledge that is not good to be with that person
forgive yourself that you got in this situation ( like you didn`t want to, but you got in this situation) and in this stage comes your question : how can i overcome this ? i don`t know in what situation are you : if your schoolboy, or have tough situation in work... i don`t know... i can only recommend to tell others about you problems to whom do you feel can help you, parents, friends ... and if you are in bad mood too long , try streghtning your mind, i mean awareness, like before going to sleep, take cold shower, your body will get stronger, and exercise, your body will get more blood circulate, cycling bike, play basketball, tennis or else ... thus your body will creates more energy and your mind will be stronger and more clear...
and if you see that person is getting better after long time, you will subconsciously forgive him/her and after that you will recognize it in your external mind, just knowing that you didn`t want to be with him/her in that time
(if you want to forgive someone that you know he/she is not appropriate for your love, don`t forgive, he/she doesn`t deserve it....
it`s wisdom, like telling "It`s not good for your health", and so on
you refuse someone`s bad nature, and it`s good, because you like, and want to support good things, not bad things)
do you understand ?
sometimes anger with good intentions can give you good solution how to stop that you have problems...... and sometimes not, you feel when it`s and it`s not...