We all have the source of healing and transformation within us. Our bodies are designed to heal and regenerate. It is not a mystical process that only a select few are privileged to access and engage in. Healing is a natural, innate process that dwells within each of us, available to anyone willing to do the necessary work to access it. We just need to learn how. There are keys to accessing and igniting the healing power within. When one engages in these practices, it creates a higher frequency of energy that stirs the life force into action, similar to the practice of using a tuning fork when tuning a piano. The effectiveness of these key ideas is contingent upon the consistent daily practice and application of each one. You cannot do something for a day or two and expect great results. Forgiveness is one of the master keys that facilitate healing.
Forgiveness is an action that plays a key role in healing. Whenever there is sadness, pain, hurt, anger, resentment, guilt, envy, or dis-ease, forgiveness is a necessary part of the healing process. It is almost impossible to heal oneself when there is a burden of blame, shame or lack of forgiveness weighing down the heart. Forgiveness starts in your own heart with yourself for yourself. You cannot truly forgive others if you have not forgiven yourself and released yourself from the bonds of self-judgment. A good place to start is to acknowledge and release the blame you carry in your heart against yourself. This cannot be a partial act or part of a conditional agreement you make with yourself. If you withhold forgiveness from yourself you hold yourself hostage to pain and suffering, thereby denying yourself the peaceful healing energies that come with the act of forgiving.
Forgiveness is always an inside job. No one else can do it for you. The task is yours alone to complete. It needs to be a wholehearted, unconditional gesture that comes from within. Through the process of forgiveness, one fully accepts and releases all attachments to the past and any grievances that may have been held onto. There is no one correct way to forgive. It is the intention behind the action that is most important.
Forgiveness is not a onetime gesture, either. It is an ongoing process. As long as we continue to judge with our minds, we need to keep forgiving ourselves until we reach the point where we can let go of all judgment and learn how to accept other people and ourselves just as we are. Self-acceptance is the first step in self-forgiveness.
The next step is taking responsibility for everything that you believe has happened to you, thus letting go of all blame. The people and world around you do not cause you suffering. They merely reflect what you believe to be true in your own mind. You are responsible for every thought you think, every word you speak, and every action you take. If you do not like what you feel or see, take responsibility for yourself by changing your perception about yourself, and then observe your new thoughts reflected back to you.
The third and final step in this process of forgiveness is to love oneself totally and unconditionally. You recognize that you are your source of love and, more importantly, you are love. Forgiveness is a gift we give to ourselves to free us from anything we believe has caused us pain. When we choose to forgive, we are choosing life for ourselves. In the process we access the source of healing within ourselves that brings us peace and release from that which is compromising our health and well-being.
There is another ritual of forgiveness called Ho’oponopono. This is a simple practice to return to inner peace and harmony. Ho’oponopono is a spiritual-soul method of purification that cleanses one from fears and worries, destructive relationship patterns, and any religious dogmas and paradigms that oppose our personal and spiritual development. It flushes out the blockages in our thoughts and cell structure, for our thoughts manifest in our bodies. This creates a paradigm shift.
Ho’oponopono is a Hawaiian ritual that is based on the understanding that it is our own self that obstructs our ability to experience happiness, perfect health, spiritual growth, and loving relationships. It is our thinking and attachment to judgments, negativity, doubts, and fears that create disharmony and erode our health and well-being.
Forgiveness releases us. It frees us from a burden that either we cannot carry or do not want to carry. Forgiveness heals and makes life easier and more joyful. Above all, forgiveness is a gift we give to ourselves. It is not a one-time thing. It is a lifestyle. If you would like to create a forgiveness ritual or dive deeper into healing using this master key of healing, please reach out to me. I would be honored to work with you and support you. We are all traveling on this healing journey together.
