Hello,
My name's Ian Tucker.
Welcome to 10 Steps for a Better Life.
Step 6.
Use the F word.
What is it about forgiveness that frightens us so much?
The very mention of the word may have you reaching for the stop button already,
But give me just a couple of minutes.
On paper we have it made.
Forgiveness is a proven method to smash the shackles that hold us to someone or something that has hurt us.
Some part of us knows that forgiveness would set us free,
And yet we still can't use the F word.
Why?
It's very simple.
On some level we think that forgiving someone or something would condone the behaviour that has made us feel this way.
And so we hold on to it.
We carry it with us.
We don't let it go.
And it starts to eat away at us,
To define us.
We stay the victim.
And there's the key.
Whilst you or I decide or accept to remain the victim in any area of our life,
We place our inner calm and wellbeing in the hands of somebody else.
Enough now.
It's time to let go.
In my book titled Your Simple Path,
There is a chapter dedicated to forgiveness.
Within the chapter there is an exercise,
Very simple but profound,
That you can use as a template and work through anything in your life that you need to let go of.
You can check out the reviews to see the profound effect it's had on those that have done the work.
You will find a link to my book,
Your Simple Path,
In the notes below.
The only bit you have to decide is whether you're going to carry somebody else's baggage or put it down and travel light.
