What if your best friend betrayed you, the person you love the most cheated on you and your most trusted employee stabbed you in the back. Sounds cruel? Well, you’re not alone these types of actions happens on a daily basis not to mention in relationships. Letting go of anger and bitterness can work wonders for both your attitude and your health, not to mention your conscious. Forgiveness can sometimes be difficult especially when you have to forgive someone you deeply love and trust. “To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” Robert Muller
Below are 5 ways that will help you forgive and forget:
Find the lesson, learn from your mistakes and move on. Forgiving is easy, but forgetting sometimes can be difficult. Focus on the positive, find your inner peace, and let your heart do all the talking. Thing happen for a reason and eventually everything will be back to normal.
Gratitude Resist seeking happiness from the outside in. Instead, focus on gratitude exercises to bring happiness from the inside out. If you allow your self-image to be at the mercy of unpredictable events and unreliable people, your happiness will be forever on a chaotic roller coaster ride!
Apologize when you’ve hurt another person. We are humans and we all breathe from the same air. It’s obvious that when you hurt someone they will not want to talk or see you. It’s important to recognize these actions and try to make things better. Sometimes all the person needs is an apology.
Maintain Perspective If you’re going through a challenging time, remind yourself that this specific event is merely a part of your life—not your “whole” life. Consciously keep this “slice of life” perspective, and don’t let the event overwhelm you
Stay Centered Recognize that when you respond with hate-to-hate, anger-to-anger, bitterness-to-bitterness, you are ironically becoming part of the problem. Choose to resist becoming like them and instead put in the conscious effort to remain a loving, soulful, happy person.
