Welcome to this forgiveness meditation.
Where we forgive ourselves and we forgive others.
And it's okay if we can't forgive fully.
We just forgive as much as we can.
And we come back to this practice to let go a little bit more every single time.
Who hurt your inner child?
What was it hurt by?
Get a sense for that.
Who's hurt it in the past?
And who's hurt it more recently?
It can be as recent as today.
Tell your inner child that you're here now.
You're here to listen.
They don't have to worry.
You're here now to support them.
You're here now to heal.
So you can come back to the lightness and simple joy of life.
Become so natural to your inner child.
And of course,
The inner child is not a different person to you.
You are the inner child.
The inner child is in you at the core.
What comes to mind when I say the word forgiveness?
What role has it played in your life?
Who have you forgiven?
Who have you not forgiven?
Who has forgiven you?
Who has not forgiven you?
Feel the past come up with a pure awareness.
And knowing that your breath,
Your deep in-breath into the belly grounds you and keeps you safe during this practice.
So while the past comes up and you bring non-judgmental awareness to it,
Letting anything come to the surface that is ready to be let go of,
Just breathe deeply while you do that.
Filling up the lungs fully and letting go as a release and a relief.
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Put your hand on your heart and see if you can bring a sense of gratitude to these situations and events.
To the lessons it's taught you,
Even if you're unsure what these lessons are right now.
Express compassion for the people who've hurt you and hold gratitude for all situations that have made you stronger and wiser.
Feel a sense of letting go,
Recognizing that these situations have been teaching you a lot about yourself.
And a lot about the world around you.
They've deepened your understanding.
And they've made you stronger,
Even if they knocked you down.
With a sense of gratitude,
Bring a sense of forgiveness to the situations that have arisen.
Say to yourself,
I forgive fully.
Breathe deeply,
Filling up the lungs,
Holding the breath at the top,
And releasing.
I forgive fully.
This can be forgiving yourself and forgiving others.
Although you bring a sense of compassion to their behavior,
And you know that they acted the way that they did,
Because they're hurt.
They're trapped in their ego.
They're living in fear.
Their inner child is wounded and therefore hurts other people.
Although you recognize that,
It doesn't mean that you endorse their behavior.
It just means that you're ready to let go and recognize that there's more to why they acted the way they did than what's on the surface.
I forgive fully.
And the same applies to you.
There's many reasons why you acted the way that you did.
Maybe your inner child was hurt.
Maybe you were fearful.
I forgive fully.
We don't blame,
And we don't take on the victim mentality.
We bring compassion to others and to ourselves.
And we forgive fully.
When you're ready,
Open up your eyes.
And have a beautiful day.
Much love.
