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Wes Richards posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
This is just one example of a self forgiveness process I did around a judgment that keeps me from expanding myself into a career that is purposeful for me:
Judgment: I need to isolate myself from people as much as possible to protect myself and be reasonably content.
Self forgiveness statement: I forgive myself for buying into the misperception that the best solution I knew to rely on as a child to protect myself from pain and judgment is still serving me as an adult trying to live his best life and be the best person, father, and husband I can be.
Truth statements: The truth is I now know that other people have only the power to harm me that I allow them. The truth is any pain another person causes me is shining awareness on areas of myself that still need to be healed. The truth is I am not diminished by another’s opinion of me or another’s actions towards me. My authentic Self is too expansive to be harmed by things of this world. The truth is I am a learning machine and learning happens through my connection with life and others.
As I read these statements aloud, hand over heart, I felt calm and present in myself. It didn’t feel like my ego was protesting. It felt purposeful and resonant with the truth for me. There was a noticeable feeling of release.
OMG, yes Wes! Now imagine doing this over and over again throughout the day, just letting things go. This is strengthening the truth of who you are versus strengthening your ego. You no longer have to buy into the story that comes up about people, the world and your humanness. You can let it go if you keep practicing letting it go. Thank you so much for sharing!
Yes, that’s what I need to remember. You taught me this long ago and I always found it powerful when I practiced it. The problem would come when I would forget to practice it and find myself buying into my stories and misperceptions. I want to be really intentional about using this tool in the moment when I become aware of the judgment. This opportunity arose again later yesterday after I wrote the above post and it had a profound effect. I also want to keep writing these out so I can revisit them over and over until they’re second nature. Thanks for the feedback Bev!
Practicing it is the key. It’s a matter of what story we want to feed. Please share with us and realize that when you share your healing process with us others get to heal too. It’s what make this work so purposeful for ourselves, others and humanity. It’s why it’s my life’s work! There’s nothing more important to me than people choosing to learn how to heal themselves and sharing that healing with others.