Forgiveness sounds simple and easy, but it isn't the way it sounds. Forgiveness is much more than just saying "I forgive you". To forgive means to clear the slate. It means you have to assume the person did not commit that crime against you anymore. Forgiveness is not as easy as we think. It requires a lot of strength and willpower.

Sometimes, we truly want to forgive, but our hearts keep holding on to the past and will always remind us of the wrong that was done. But I want to tell you this, you have not forgiven if you are still looking for a way to prove a point. It is true that everything that happens to us in life is recorded in our subconscious mind and most times, we unconsciously react based on that. This is where the practice of auto-suggestion is highly recommended. You have to consciously reprogram your mind through auto-suggestions if you truly want to totally forgive. The old image in your subconscious mind has to be replaced by a new one through what you consciously suggest to it.

However, forgiveness is not foolishness. If you find yourself in an abusive relationship, or you come in contact with toxic people, do not hold grudges against them, but you must protect yourself by creating a distance.

Forgiveness is not a favour you do only to those who wrong you, you also benefit from it. When you forgive, you experience inner peace. And as someone who wants to use his/her mind as a powerful tool for creativity and innovations, grudges should have no space in that mind. The world does not need more people moving around with grudges in their hearts. Imagine if everyone holds to heart the wrong that was done to them, then this earth will be the most dangerous place for human existence.

Forgive to free the one who did you wrong.

Forgive to free your mind from harmful toxins.

Forgive to heal the world.

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