Forgiveness is one of Life Lessons

Forgiveness is one of Life Lessons start by forgiving yourself 

How to ask for Forgiveness?  Learning to say sorry can release the hurt. A Forgiven  person is able to  let go of those bad feelings. Behaviors that may be causing inner emotionally turmoil.  But first need to acknowledge his wrongs. We all make mistakes in life. These blunders are often seen as temporary stumbling blocks. This can be  misconceived as failure. One major  incident can throws us off balance. We tend to be hard on ourselves than on others. It’s important to know that you are human and you bound to have many bloopers in your lifetime.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness

We understanding that conflicts do happen and growing up and forgiving oneself is the first step to healing.  You will encounter failures, hurt and struggles. If not learned life lessons forgiving and letting it go we end up hurting ourselves.  Forgiving others can be simple  “Im sorry”. Listen to your body by not letting go of your hurt can cause you to feel sad.  Your sadness may turn into depression if left untreated. Look at ways to forgive you. Start by learning to forgive others and start letting go. “Hiding how you feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn’t make you nice, it just makes you a liar.” ― Jenny O’Connell Here is few life lessons.

Forgiveness life lessons learn to forgive.

Positive changes

Talk to a therapist or a trusted friend for moral support. Its acceptable to feel sorry for yourself but do not dwell on it self pity keep us  from moving forward. Replaying what we have done, like playing the same song twenty times on repeat. Will solve nothing except make us become more depressed. Give yourself a break. Stop thinking about what happened – it’s done and we cannot change it. Do something to make it better.  Read daily affirmations and inspirational thoughts books …One of my favorite is Black Pearl by Eric V Copage its culture driven for everyone also begin your day with positive quotes at Goodreads here .

Forgiveness life lessons is good for your well being.

  • Learn from Mistakes

Adults all have gone through failures and disappointments in our lives.  This will not be any easier for you as a teenager. The most important lesson to learn about mistakes is gentle on you.

  • Saying Sorry & Rebuilding Relationship

An apology does not make you weak it goes a long way and will make you feel better.  Our Mental Health depends on us to simple let go of the inner pain. Holding on to negative feelings or guilt will solve nothing but will make the problem seem worse.

Forgiveness life lessons learn to forgive

Make it right… Sometimes a “sorry” does not quite cut the ice. If we have hurt someone else then consider doing something nice for him or her. Show them how you feel about them in time they will learn to trust.

  • Laugh more

Forgiveness life lessons learn to forgive

Your life may look bleak  if you do not learn to develop a sense of humor for example:  Garfield uses jokes and laughters ” to hide a deep inner pain” Beast Boy cartoon Kids love him because he is a super hero.  He is funny and he makes a lot of mistakes but he is able to bounce back . Laughing is a great stress reliever. How do you forgive yourself?   leave a comment below.

 

46 Comments

  1. I am definitely guilty of beating myself up when I feel bad about something I did. Thank you for the tips 🙂

  2. It is never as easy as it sounds to do so, but we are all imperfect and we will all make mistakes we are all human and we need to cut ourselves slack sometimes.

  3. Forgiveness is not easy to give to people, but when you finally do it also feels like you’re setting yourself free from the burden of hate. Apologies aren’t easy to give as well, but you have to learn how to do it.

  4. Forgiving ourselves can be difficult because our actions affect us the most but it is crucial for moving forward. talking is a great way to work through things

  5. I agree we do have to learn to forgive ourselves. It can be really hard, but if we hold onto things we tend to let them build up and they become toxic in our lives.

    • Maureen, This is where you ask the person for your forgiveness this may not be easy. They may not ready to forgive you. Its important for you to forgive yourself with time you will heal.

  6. So true I have a lot of things that I am not proud of but dwelling on it is not going to help me move forward. So I laugh and smile because I would rather enjoy life than be sad.

    • Ana De-Jesus, What a wonderful concept why dwell on things we cannot change. Moving forward require us to let go of the hurt, people, pain that hold us down and sometime our sense of humor is our only lifesaver.

    • Rachel, It’s a question that is difficult to answer. Can only say we tend to be harder on ourselves maybe this is why. Once we get passed our harsh judgment of ourselves forgiven becomes easier.

  7. I think I’ve definitely gotten better and moving on and not beating myself up too much over things. I’ve been a perfectionist my whole life, so it’s hard not to blame myself.

  8. You are so right! A very valuable lesson one should focus on for themselves and if they are a parent their children to learn to say I am sorry, It goes a long way

    • Ellen, How to forgive self is a lesson that most people need to work on. When you learn forgiveness you begin to see how happier you feel…Don’t hold on to baggage It affects everyone around you including your kids.

  9. I’m all abou saying sorry. Even if you aren’t fully sorry I feel
    It’s best to just move on with things. No reason to hold on to negative feelings.

  10. Forgiving ourselves is key to moving forward. I’m currently getting my master’s in counseling and helping people to forgive themselves is something that is so important for so many people.

  11. Great post! I love how you mentioned that saying your sorry does not make you weak. I think a lot of people make this mistake. We have to be humble and realize when we are wrong.

  12. This is great advice on how to forgive yourself, thanks for sharing! I love how you said that it’s ok to feel sorry for yourself but not dwell on it and how an apology doesn’t make you weak. Couldn’t agree more!

  13. Forgiving yourself is so key. I think that is the real issue that many people face because we hold ourselves to a higher standard. Great insights.

  14. We are our own worst critics, and we tend to beat ourselves up over and over again. Forgiving ourselves is just as important as forgiving others. But it will allow the healing process to begin once we do.

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