It was an early Saturday morning. As I sipped on my hot smoky mug of tea, I was preparing myself for a counselling session with a client. My eyes caught attention of a book on my shelf. Khalil Gibran – my all-time favorite reads. I randomly opened a page that was a poem on Forgiving. Beautiful verses.
“An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind.” – Kahlil Gibran.“
After a deep thought, I realized that We cannot make another person realize that they did something wrong to you. That is a choice that they must make. It is not possible to forcefully tell someone to accept their mistakes. All we need to do is focus on us, letting it go. Forgiving ourselves.
We can do this by not allowing their actions and reactions to control you. It is perfectly fine if one takes time to forgive. Why the rush? By allowing yourself to grief or take time, it means that you are yet hurt and feeling the pain. You are healing and that takes time. It is also important to stop touching the wound. Think about what happened but not brood over it. Let it change focus in it’s own time.
Forgiving also means taking little steps to move on. By being empathetic with your own self, you are allowing yourself to be aware and set free gradually. It means that to forgive yourself is the priority and knowing yourself better for the better.
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