That's Fantastic!
To err is human, to forgive divine. In order for you to figure out some of the
best solutions to the situations in your life, you must be able to forgive.
Holding a grudge clouds your ability to learn from past mistakes. While you
continue to blame someone else (or yourself) for doing something that you
believe is "wrong", you are missing the opportunity to learn from the
mistakes which you made in the situation (and there's almost always
something you can learn). People who adhere to the victim/perpetrator
paradigm never learn from negative situations and are then destined to
repeat the same scenario over and over again. It's very important for you to
learn how to forgive quickly and easily. Once you forgive, you can learn a
lesson that you'll never forget.
Imagine for a moment that you and everyone one you know is always
seeking to do the best they know how to do. However, also imagine that all
people are very limited in the ability to tell truth from falsehood. Remember
for a moment how many times in your life you thought you were "right" about
something only to find out later that you were "wrong". When you think
about someone who has "wronged" you, simply say to yourself, "They were
just doing the best they could within the context of their life experiences".
When you think about something you've done "wrong" simply say to yourself,
"It seemed like a good idea at the time!". If you need to, take a few minutes
to close your eyes and imagine yourself in that type of situation until you feel
a sense of forgiveness welling up from within you. Do you feel it?
Being a forgiving person is not always easy. But it is necessary in order for
you to make appropriate decisions regarding your life situations. But
forgiveness is not enough. In order to be able to reach your potential and
be able to brainstorm the widest range of solutions, you must be able to
reason skillfully.
But as always, the choice about where you go from here is up to you.
So what would you like to chat about now?
To err is human, to forgive divine. In order for you to figure out some of the
best solutions to the situations in your life, you must be able to forgive.
Holding a grudge clouds your ability to learn from past mistakes. While you
continue to blame someone else (or yourself) for doing something that you
believe is "wrong", you are missing the opportunity to learn from the
mistakes which you made in the situation (and there's almost always
something you can learn). People who adhere to the victim/perpetrator
paradigm never learn from negative situations and are then destined to
repeat the same scenario over and over again. It's very important for you to
learn how to forgive quickly and easily. Once you forgive, you can learn a
lesson that you'll never forget.
Imagine for a moment that you and everyone one you know is always
seeking to do the best they know how to do. However, also imagine that all
people are very limited in the ability to tell truth from falsehood. Remember
for a moment how many times in your life you thought you were "right" about
something only to find out later that you were "wrong". When you think
about someone who has "wronged" you, simply say to yourself, "They were
just doing the best they could within the context of their life experiences".
When you think about something you've done "wrong" simply say to yourself,
"It seemed like a good idea at the time!". If you need to, take a few minutes
to close your eyes and imagine yourself in that type of situation until you feel
a sense of forgiveness welling up from within you. Do you feel it?
Being a forgiving person is not always easy. But it is necessary in order for
you to make appropriate decisions regarding your life situations. But
forgiveness is not enough. In order to be able to reach your potential and
be able to brainstorm the widest range of solutions, you must be able to
reason skillfully.
But as always, the choice about where you go from here is up to you.
So what would you like to chat about now?
I'd like to expand my mind!
I'd like some help building up my ability to forgive. Can you help me do that?
Wow Askew2u! I do feel better after chatting with you. I’d like you to chat with someone I know.
My feelings have changed. I’d like to chat with you about my new feelings now.
You don’t understand me or my situation at all.
You know what Askew2u: I don’t agree with you.
I'm done chatting with you for now.
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