Forgiveness not forgotten

Great writing!! Yes, I have to remind myself of that A LOT as well… – Thank you for sharing this!! xxx

as i read ..i feel the smile and shake my head yes…these words are so powerful…..to walk in our “peace” ....i love these words..and feel their strength…xoxox

Beautiful Tammy, it sums up our biggest reason for being here…Forgiveness….

FORGIVENESS. It’s such an important lesson in life, to learn to forgive those who hurt us. It means releasing them from our desire for revenge, pay-back, punishment and cursing. It means instead of wanting harm to come upon the perpetrator of our hurt, to release them. In doing so we release ourselves. As a Christian I want to live the way God has revealed in the Bible, and He tells us to forgive. I’ve had many occasions when I didn’t really want to forgive, the hurt was sooooo bad. However, out of obedience I released the person, and after seeking God’s filling of love into my heart found it possible not only to forgive, but to bless and want what was best for the person. Now peace in my own soul is restored and I can think or dwell upon those past hurts without pain, because through His grace, love and peace God’s gift of joyful release truly sets us free.

What I’m trying to say is, forgiveness is not easy on our own, and just to state over and over again, I forgive doesn’t mean it actually happens, I’ve tried that:-) But when we seek God’s true gift of forgiveness, then we are released from the prison of hurt. We can do it in His Strength, He wants to help us in our weaknesses, and I’ve learned that in my weakness I am strong.

Just some ramblings on Forgiveness. Blessings to you for prompting this:-) Regards, Don.

Absolutely wonderful writing Tammy!
Thank you..

Well said sis.

very well said.

You have brought something very important to our attention and lives. Your words ring true and should be remembered daily. Martin Luther King once said….We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. Thank you for sharing your inspiring work with us all! Sending you a healing hug from across the seas!Sx

Stand out T

I am almost speechless reading this Tammy. I have one final issue of forgiveness to complete after many years of learning how to do this humongous task! I have contemplated this for days now, and am planning on taking the most important journey in forgiveness this weekend…I will then be able to further my self- forgiveness. xoxox

Forgiveness is a part of living, I have lived with this word for many years, love to you Sis, xxxxxxxxxxx

WOW

WOW!!!

bless you sister:) xoxoxo

wonderful writing Tammy!!!

Wonderful poem Tammy

At the moment, I am learning how to starve my ego, and become one of those quiet achievers.
I cannot forgive myself yet, as I am still not worthy.
It’s a long hard battle.
So, stay around Sis…. I still need you.
.

Forgiving.. yes a difficult subject.. but so much easier when you understand it is the soul you give forgiveness.. you can offer important changes when you can forgive.. still our ego is the one trying to make us see otherwise.. and then there is the battle in forgiving yourself.. and probably the most important thing to do.. thank you for sharing tammy.. xx

Strange…
Word related to sin-blame.
Word related to pain-blame.
Blame is a world of twisted tongues,
reproaches and victimisms…
blame is a word of blackmailing needs.
But… forgiveness…should be generated ….
even more than love… by self-respect.
Acceptance is the companion word for it.
Forgiveness is , sometimes chirurgical. One forgives…. but still… the prejudice and the separation remains… so it becomes a contract of forgetting, and mean… it. both words have the same root… “for”. In any way forgive.. woul be “give towards someone”, what was for (again thaot) or had been despoiled. Love, confidence, friendship, or even good-manners or rights) So if one has to re-give… this should be inside of oneself…and so the phrase… “love yourself..” yes, accepting the shadows and the mistakes. Understanding that blames are to be shared and in fact are, by both the culprits and the innocence. This i the realm of the “wholness…holy” and not in the dissecting laws of the intellect mind….Love your poem very much. Feel identified with tis conversation, and specially because it is not shaded by a “sweetness”, it is hard and recognizes that even we forgive, still the pai can be there, to remember that we can all of us, come across the same big stone. Have a hug
Rosa

Wonderful!!!!!!! Forgiveness Is A Great Attribute To Have:)))) And To Give!

can’t say what this makes me feel now…but am sure you know….soon…
deeply touching…i just keep read over and over….

I have been told that it is easier to forgive then forget. I am not sure how I feel about that. Should we remember the hurt and pain that was caused by the thing we are forgiving? And if we do have we surely forgiven it? Perhaps it could be thought of in the way you have written it that we will not FORGET the lessons but can still forgive the person.

Sometimes we don’t realize how important it is to forgive ourselves. This is not so much for wrongs that we have done to others, but more importantly wrongs that we have done to ourselves! Your poem reflects that and is very meaningful and well thought out!! xoxo! Great job!!!

Excellent!!

awesome message to live by tk! :))

greatly writing my friend.
love it
..roy

Congratulations on your feature! Great work to inspire all!

Great description and brilliantly written

“I forgive myself and allow “presence”
to be guarded by yesterdays
guided by love today
and valued in life tomorrow…”

These words are beautiful and very warming and with “With love and gratitude I walk in our “PEACE”. Brilliantly finished – Congratulations too on your feature – David

I struggled with forgiveness half of my life, I felt guilty because I couldn’t forgive my dad for what he did to me….and I rejected myself because of it….until one day I realized I had was damn right to be angry and forgiving my dad didn’t mean I had to pretend things didn’t happen…so I could forgive him AND allow myself to feel my pain and acknowledge the effect of his actions…...it was very freeing!!!

Very well written!!!!

Wow. What an incredible write. This may sound confusing, but I struggle with forgiving myself, even though I am able to forgive others. I have not posted it here, but I recently wrote a poem questioning how do you forgive someone who keeps on hurting you? (Not a life partner, but someone in the family) An at the end surprised myself by saying, and more importantly how do you learn to forgive you? Meaning for my own initial reaction of anger, intolerance, etc…complicated. Ok, just wanted to say awesome write and got carried away. Sorry! Amazing, important work! Love, Shar

That is powerful. Thank you. I am holding the quote and all you wrote close to me. Love, Shar

Thanks this is really thought-provoking. Makes me want to write about my own difficulties with forgiveness. I think what I have learned is that forgiveness and peace are often living in different timezones, you can forgive but still not feel at peace until a long time later. Sort of like the delay between lightning and thunder, even though in reality they are the same energy.

this is lovely work and very thought provoking….

This is so beautiful Tammy and I absorbed every word that you wrote here…..in many ways it is a “divine” message as without forgiveness we cannot move forward in any way….. it is only in the past two years that I realised how many “issues” I really had with a tumultous past and the many resentments that I carried around in my heart ….. I realised that if my heart was full of anger then there would be no room for love and I have forgiven so many people but still find areas that trigger pain into my life ….... and find myself forgiving myself for that too ….. I am not superhuman and we all have our individual experiences ….. sometimes I have hurt people deeply, sometimes aware that I was doing so and sometimes completely unaware that I have done so until they have told me …... so in seeking forgiveness we should also be ready to give it too. Wonderful write. xxxx

Forgiveness…cleaning the shadow.
For it you deserve…it
Rosa

This is fantastic Tammy! Congrats on the feature, again – well deserved. :o)

Forgiveness is always something we’re given opportunities to perfect! Forgiving ourselves is so necessary, every day, your are so right on! I really like this as well:
forgiveness is always misconstrued, that in order to forgive you must embrace the person forgiven – this is NOT to say you need live with them, tolerate future abuse, or forget the lessons learned from this relationship.

I learned this a number of years ago, or should I say, began learning it. It can be an an ongoing process! But so necessary as well if we are to live our lives open to all the joy and good that is ours to allow!!

THIS IS POETRY IN IT’S VERY FINEST FORM!!!BEAUTIFUL,SPIRITAL,POWERFUL,INSIGHTFUL AND SOULFUL, WITH A THOUGHT PROVOCING MESSAGE DRIVEN HOME IN FLOWING RYTHYM AND RHYME,RANDY

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him in ‘forgiveness’. It’s like investing pennies and getting dollars back…!
An inspiring piece of work..

I love your poem…...forgiving can sometimes be easy but not always right and at other other times forgiving may be the right thing to do but its just not easy…..i thank you for wonderfull piece like this…..a beautiful work….=)

Your wellcome Tammy….
Please sent you BM… it is a bit urgent.
Can you check them out?
Feel swamped.
A hug.
Rosa

great read tk!

Wonderful expressions. May your world be truly at PEACE.

Wonderful writing Tammy!

beautiful witting, really i can relate to this completely…

this pulled me in on the first sentence, and i felt the words. i dont think i need to say more except you’re a wise woman.

I am going to pull on this and wrap it around me….sleep with it and wear it….It brings great comfort and reasons to be forward in forgiving and releasing pain…XXX

favourite! sis I had to read it twice to get it the whole message But get it i DID it was worth the second read ..your writing has grown and grown and grown but your intentions have never wavered and so it is…..oxox