Forgiveness

I am definitely not one of the most religious people you will ever meet. I am however, Spiritual! I can also say that the act of forgiveness is probably one of the most important things we can use in our lives. We have many things in our lives that anger us or hurt us and make us feel violated in one way or another.

As many of you know my family has been through a lot in the past 3 years. Some of which had happened to me and most of which had been done to another sibling and my parent's. I think the most anger I felt was for my parent's! How could anyone do the outrageous things that they had done to them? How could anyone hurt my mom and dad? I don't know to many people that are more pure of heart than my parent's especially my mom who never likes to put a bad thought out there and completely with all of her being loves her family! She is one who accepts everyone for who they are and tries to find the good in everyone. I felt such hurt and betrayal for them. I wanted to protect them at every cost. I tried but failed miserably I thought......

It took me sometime and a lot of looking within myself. The anger and hatred I felt for another human being is not anything I had ever known before! I didn't like the way I felt and knew I had to do something about it. I thought about it long and hard and realized that everyone deserves to be forgiven! Everyone deserves a second, sometimes third or fourth chance. My mother had always called me the "Peace Maker", how could I help create peace in my family if I was one of the one's contributing to the HATRED??? I needed to be an example of love and compassion in order for my family to move on. So I forgave! It is the most wonderful feeling! I feel FREE, I feel empowered once again. It is making a difference already, I can feel it. I do not think it will all happen overnight but I do think in time everything is possible.

I love my WHOLE family and I know with all my heart everyone will come to the same conclusion I have, when there is forgiveness there is HEALING!!! We all need to heal and we ALL need to love and be loved!!! It starts with one and it becomes contagious!!!