If you read the Mindfulness Challenge, Throw the Stone then hopefully, you’ve learned to practice forgiving others that have hurt you. This week, you’re going to forgive yourself.
Each one of us has hurt someone during our lifetime. Most people do not do this intentionally; we make mistakes and hurt people we love in the process.
A mistake is when we make a wrong judgment against our values. It can be something that hurts another or even hurts ourselves. You know that it is a mistake because you will feel bad once you’ve done it. If it involved another person, we usually apologize, and we mean it. We make the necessary steps never to do anything like that again. Hopefully, we are all on the path to better ourselves. Making mistakes and learning from them is how we do that.
If you suffer from addiction, you can hurt others over and over. You may love them dearly and hate that you’ve hurt them, but you can’t help it. This type of behavior is harder to forgive yourself for and usually doesn’t come until after you’ve sought treatment.
Intentionally hurting someone is when you hurt someone on purpose. These individuals seek revenge to feel better and feel justified in doing so.
I like to think that most people fall into the first category. The ones who make a mistake, they don’t mean to hurt you, and they learn from it.
However, no matter where you feel you are, you can always have a moment of clarity and self-realization. You can reach out to those you’ve hurt and ask for forgiveness.
Once you’ve done that, you need to forgive yourself to heal properly.
This week’s mindfulness challenge is to forgive yourself.
Sit in a quiet spot and close your eyes.
Think about something you did that hurt another person.
Tell yourself that you are taking responsibility for this. That you are human, and you made this mistake. You are learning and becoming a better version of yourself each day.
Place your hand over your heart.
As you breathe in, tell yourself that you forgive yourself.
As you breathe out, feel the love you have inside for yourself.
Continue doing this daily for at least ten minutes until you feel the weight lifted from you.
Forgiving yourself, believing in yourself and choosing to love yourself are the best gifts one could receive.” ―
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