Forgiveness can be an emotionally challenging process.
And yet, even if we aren’t aware of it, we already do have a daily forgiveness mindset. We forgive ourselves and others in little ways every single day.
Where we get stuck is with the bigger things – the things that are so much harder to forgive. These can become stumbling blocks on our paths to a peaceful way of being.
When we don’t come through for our own needs in specific, significant ways, we can either choose to continually be self-critical – or gently forgive ourselves with self compassion, accept that we have our own unique limitations and choose to do things differently another day.
When others disappoint, especially in big ways, it is important to do the same. It may be a little harder because we don’t know exactly why they treated us that way. If it was someone close to us, it is easy to think they didn’t care. If a stranger caused the hurt, we may feel dejected and hurt all at once and start to lose trust in the world as a whole.
If we don’t let go and forgive on a daily basis, those emotions take away from how we interact with the world every day. We let others’ actions dictate our feelings about the world and ourselves and allow external circumstances affect how we show up in the world instead of clearly deciding how we are going to show up for ourselves.
Instead, take a moment to forgive. Let go of how you would have preferred an interaction to go. Decide to create boundaries and interact differently with the person who didn’t treat you in a way that you would have appreciated and then, keep your optimism and trust in the universe intact.
Treat each situation as the unique interaction that it is.
With a daily mindset of forgiveness, you can free yourself from the expectations and hurt associated with a specific person and fully accept that they were not able to be any different in that moment. This helps with letting go of feelings of disappointment and wanting things to be different.
Forgiveness is the daily, intentional discipline of having a mindset of acceptance, compassion and patience with ourselves and others.
The act of forgiving on a daily basis prevents that accumulation of hurt emotions from stealing the joy of living in the very precious present moment.
I don’t think it is always easy but I do think it is worth the effort.
What are your feelings about making forgiveness a daily practice?
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I think this is a good idea and something we should practice on a daily basis. It isn’t always easy and I like how you say we should also forgive ourselves along with others. Great post! 🥰
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Agree- it isn’t always easy. Thanks for stopping by!
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A great entry! I’m working on it! I used to think I forgave almost too easily. Now I’m starting to learn that I can harbor some big grudges. I’ve learned boundary setting and all that, but it’s a daily struggle in a few areas in which certain individuals are still either heavy in the midst of my life or on the perimeters. Especially in areas where they continue to act or not act accordingly. In doing my studies on forgiveness, I found that in areas where it can never be corrected are the areas I have to just let go because it will never be corrected. I have to choose to let go and go with the idea that God has a better plan for my life and and open heart, than a mad and bitter heart. I just have to focus on the good and not the bad in my life. There is a forgiveness plan on the Bible YouVersion app. It helped me look at forgiveness in a different light.
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I agree, it can be challenging. I like the idea of a forgiveness plan – thanks for the suggestion.
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I agree that forgiveness is an ongoing mindset, not a singular decision you can make. I’m realizing that a lot of things worth doing are more of a practice, not one-time actions. Awesome post🙂
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Thank you! Thanks for reading and commenting. Have a great day.
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You too!
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