How Do I Forgive?

How Do I Forgive?

3-10-16

Thursday

Caring for Self Day

How Do I Forgive?

I have to want to forgive

I have to have a reason to forgive

There must be a need

An advantage for me

To forgive

Remember

The person I forgive does not have to know

That I am forgiving

The forgiving can be done without his or her knowing

It must be done for me

Forgive

Because it’s good for me

Forgiving doesn’t mean I have to continue

To live with a person

Or be friends

Forgiveness

It means “I love myself”

And I disallow

Feelings of resentment and anger

To destroy me

Be nice to yourself

Forgive

And you will be free

Don’t forgive

And you’ll never be free of hate and anger

Choose the peace of forgiveness

Dr. Tony

The Art of Forgiveness

The Art of Forgiveness

3-2-16

Wednesday

Relationship Day

The Art of Forgiveness

It’s an art

A creative act with beautiful consequences

Not because another human being is forgiven

But because the forgiver is freed

From the burden Of holding on to all that anger and negativity

What could be more beautiful than that?

Forgiveness doesn’t say

“You were right”

And the forgiven one does not even have to know

That you have forgiven them

The benefit is all yours

You no longer are the captive bird

You are free of your cage

No longer do you need to carry that burden

What a talent it is to forgive

You don’t need to be that captive bird

Nor do you need to carry that burden

Forgiving is a gift you give to yourself

You didn’t wrong another person

You wronged yourself

Now you are free

And as a result of the forgiveness

You will likely feel calmer

It’s a relief. It’s freedom

I can move on

Forgiveness means seeing the light of God in everyone

Regardless of their behavior

It brings peace to us

And Peace to the world

Much of the above is taken from previous poems  of mine on forgiveness

Dr. Tony