Do you know how to really forgive someone?

Do you know how to really forgive someone?

It is hard to forgive. When we hurt, suffer pain, betrayal, loss, or abandonment—we fear. We wallow in self-pity. We are human. We suffer fatigue. Some [one] thing has let us down badly and we feel terrible. If we feel bitterly disappointed, we may go on feeling bad, for a long while. Think about how you feel in these bitter moments. Do you really feel better prolonging your fear? If you truly feel you cannot forgive—surrender, give in and let go. Let God. If you do not believe in God—surrender, give in and let go. Let God anyway. If you feel you cannot forgive now—time is a great healer, but expect to prolong your agony until some “future” time, for, as you think, so you experience. Surrender, let go—ask to draw new, more fulfilling, joyful experiences to your life. As you think, so you experience. This is the secret to your success. You have undeniable power! Never allow some [one] thing to tell you that you are something other than a powerful Child of the Light! 

Horse-drawn fire equipment and squad of firemen, Adelaide, South Australia, 1880 | State Library of South Australia