Turn the other cheek doesn’t mean that you offer up another cheek for someone to slap or hurt, but instead you offer another point of view. Instead of offering more attack, more lack, you’re offering another choice, another countenance.
For me, the teachings of forgiveness were profoundly healing.
It used to be that I was always looking for something to attack and having this surge of violent energy through my emotional body and my physical body because of the thoughts of attack, the thoughts of complaining, the thoughts of judging, the thoughts of taking offense and harboring opinions and thinking I was right. I was consistently, over and over again, creating these violent energy surges. I had an awakening about this when I started studying Gandhi and King.
I realized that giving myself permission to think negative thoughts and experience that negativity is a very unkind way to treat myself. It’s so far from masterul. I’m grateful I realized this is hostile and I don’t have to do it. It’s totally optional. I can think thoughts that are loving and kind and be a beneficial presence through doing so.
What thought of negativity do you allow to ruin your day and diminish your ability to be a loving presence? Pray to let it go and see what unfolds. Prayer works!
Saturday, I shared a LOAD of basic tools and tips to shift your life – you can get the free replay or download if you register here to receive it now. I invite you to listen and re-listen as the questions were SO good and the insight was SO clear.
(Click here to download my forgiveness letter exercise – it really works! Bring on your breakthrough!)
