The goal is not to "forgive and forget" but to clear our inner passages so we can receive more healing peace and light. The idea of forgiveness is much harder for people than the actual act itself. The idea of it fills our egos with dread because when we let go in this deep way our ego dies a little death. It's no longer running the show.
So that voice in our heads that wants to stay separate, alone, and in control will fight forgiveness with vengeance! But we know when we're ready, and at that point nothing can stop us from healing.
Another reason why forgiveness seems difficult is because most of us have never been trained to do it. We may even think we've already forgiven something only to discover years later that it's still a wound festering inside of us.
In addition, it may seem like that mountain is just too big to climb. Our past history feels overwhelming and too awful to deal with....read more>>>...