Day 4 - Finding the Will to Forgive
by Les Price | The 21 Day Soul Cleanse http://www.lesprice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Day-4-Finding-the-Will-to-Forgive.mp3
“Resentment is like drinking poison, and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” Nelson Mandela
There is by far no greater gift for self-liberation and personal transformation than the power of forgiveness.
For centuries mystics, religious scholars and teachers have espoused the benefits that one receives the moment that they choose to embrace forgiveness. But letting go of past upsets, hurts and disappointments is not always easy.
When we hold onto past hurt, anger, pain and disappointments our bodies naturally enter into states of contraction. Our energy slows and we store these emotions energetically in our body’s cells, tissues and organs. The result is that we can often become blocked, stagnant and resistant to grace, flow and love.
So as you tune into your body today, simply ask yourself, “Where am I choosing to hold onto past anger, hurt and resentment?”. “And to whom do I need to embrace and offer forgiveness?”.
As we do this it is important to understand that true forgiveness does not necessarily mean that what the other person did was right. Many times we may have been inappropriately wronged, but in remembering that we can either hold onto feelings of being a victim, or letting go and reclaiming our divine birth right is a choice that we hold firmly in our hands.
Finally, the most important person we need to forgive in life is often ourselves. If you had an upbringing like myself, where you were conditioned to meet the expectations of others and be over-critical with yourself, then you will understand the need to release and forgive yourself for all the moments where you have fallen short, failed or not lived up to the expectations and standards of others. We need to reclaim our self-love in these moments and come to understand that, we can simply relax, let go, and do our best.
The Practice
Today’s practice is all about letting go of the energies and attachments that you have held onto from the past that limit your soul’s growth and movement. Your soul already understands intuitively what you need to release in each moment. Therefore, all you need to do is be willing and allow your soul, heart and spirit to call forth and release those moments where you have felt offended or hurt in the past.
1) Close your eyes and imagine in front of you is a large cocoon of golden white light.
2) Call on your soul now to bring forth the people who you have held anger, resentment, hurt or offence with from the past.
a. Imagine each of these people coming forth and stepping into the cocoon of light
3) When everyone you need to send healing and forgiveness to has arrived, then begin to imagine a beam of blue healing light energy that travels in a figure eight (similar to an infinity symbol.
a. Allow one loop of the light to flow around the cocoon and all those within it
b. Allow the other loop to flow around yourself, as you imagine this healing light now flowing from you, to them, and back to yourself.
4) When you feel ready, simply say out loud the following forgiveness prayer and affirmation.
a. I now completely forgive and release everyone who has hurt, disappointed or offended me from my past. While what you have done may have not been right, I now choose to forgive and release you completely. I now cut and release the aka cords of energy between us that have held any negativity in place, knowing that I do this for the healing of my own soul and spirit. I now release you completely and I call back my spirit and take back my power on all levels. It is done. It is done. It is done.
5) Then simply take a moment to see the blue healing light completely separate the cocoon from yourself.
6) Now imagine beautiful angels of light that come down and take the cocoon and all the old energy within it up into the light of source, where it is healed, transmuted and released for the higher good.
7) Feel the freedom of energy within yourself, and make sure to nurture yourself today by doing something that is good and caring for you.
8) Finally, if you feel the need you can repeat the above process for yourself, knowing that you can simply place the shadow, negative or critical aspect of your own ego into the cocoon, and free yourself from all negative patterns and conditioning.
The Affirmation
I now forgive myself and release myself from all past mistakes, errors and misjudgments.
The Question
Who do I most need to forgive in my life?
The Thought
I can choose to forgive everyone (including myself) who may have hurt, offended or disappointed me. Therefore, today I choose freedom to reclaim my power and live my life anew. Today I simply relax, let go and do my best.
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