Working with forgiveness.
Forgiveness of others as well as forgiveness of ourself.
Oftentimes if we need to forgive others we usually extend forgiveness so that we can heal our own inner wounds.
And oftentimes we do things that might offend or hurt another person and we need to forgive ourselves for our own words or actions.
So let's come to a comfortable seat.
Push down into the seat and lift your spine with your hands on top of your legs resting comfortably.
Closing or lower your eyes.
Take a few breaths to clear your mind.
Begin to let go of what you might be holding on to.
Now gaze inward into the space of your mind behind your forehead and imagine nothing but space.
In your mind contemplate a time in the past where someone may have said or done something to offend you and you extended forgiveness to that person.
Recall the circumstances,
The people involved,
The words,
The tone spoken,
And how it made you feel and how you found the strength of mind and strength of heart to forgive this person or these people.
So go back in time to a time in your past where you had strength of mind to forgive another and notice how that transformed the energy inside of you when you extend forgiveness.
Very good.
Now take a few and cleanse your mind once again and as you gaze into the space of your mind this time recall a time from your past where you may have said or done something to offend another and they extended forgiveness to you.
Generally recall the circumstances,
The people involved,
The conversation,
The tone,
The emotions,
And how another person had strength of heart and mind to forgive you for something you may have said or done.
Once the forgiveness is extended notice how this changes,
Transforms your inner energy,
Your inner emotional or mental state.
Notice how forgiveness makes you feel.
Now let's contemplate if you need forgiveness for something currently that you may have said or done or perhaps you need to extend forgiveness to another for something that person may have said or done.
Contemplate if you need forgiveness or an act of forgiveness that you can extend to another.
Recalling the circumstances,
The issue,
The emotions,
The tone that you would use,
The understanding of either yourself or another's point of view,
And being able to have the strength of mind and strength of heart to forgive yourself or another.
Take this time now to extend forgiveness to you recalling how in the past extending forgiveness to another and it being extended to you help to transform the inner environment of your mind and heart.
Create the forgiveness first in your mind and then perhaps you plan to execute this in the outer environment.
If you're executing forgiveness on behalf of yourself choose words of kindness,
Compassion,
And understanding.
And if it helps you can rewrite the past by visualizing how you would have handled the situation differently.
Extend forgiveness to yourself or another with an open heart and a courageous mind.
Very good.
Forgiveness is not just a choice but it's also a process.
It's a process to remove anger,
Resentment,
Jealousy,
Fear from our hearts and our minds.
By extending forgiveness we can accept the imperfect nature of humanity and all beings and thereby live our lives with more ease and peace of mind.
Bringing your attention back to your body in the seated position it's in,
Take a full breath in,
Exhale completely,
Blinking your eyes to open.
