Finding Joy part 5 - Forgiveness

Episode 98 Finding Joy part 5 - Forgiveness

This is the first pillar of the heart – the emotional center of our bodies. Forgiveness is not an easy thing to do and if you’re tempted to bypass this episode, please stop and consider I might talk about forgiveness differently than you are expecting me to.

Any emotion we experience is something we should pay attention to. Emotions are the truth-tellers in our bodies and when we take the time to learn from them, we become more grounded and confident in our own lives – we are more likely to be able to find the Joy we are seeking.

Takeaway #1

Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself it’s an inside job. And everything that is given to us in the form of a commandment is a gift from loving heavenly parents who want you to grow and mature and forgiving yourself and others is a vital part of that growth and maturity.

Takeaway #2

Allowing yourself to learn from the hurt you experienced will help you move forward. Use each and every experience in your life to be a learning and growing experience.

Challenge

Here’s your challenge for today. And this is something that I took from another book by Desmond Tutu called the Book of forgiveness. And I think this can be really powerful if you’re willing to take this challenge. So he said, Get a stone, not a pebble and not a boulder, something that you can hold in your hand, that has some weight to it. So something that is going to not be super easy to hold on to, because you’re going to hold on to it for six hours, in your non-dominant hand.

Now, for six hours, do not put the stone down for any reason. For the entire six hours, you could even go longer than six hours, if you want to really lean into this challenge this week.

That is the challenge is to hold on to that stone for six hours.

And then after, after you’ve done this, get out your journal, and write about the experience. Ask yourself these questions:

What did I notice about carrying this stone?When did I notice it the most?Did it hinder any of my activities? Was it ever useful?In what ways was carrying this stone like carrying around this unforgiving hurt?And then make a list of the people that you need to forgive in your life?And then make another list of all those who you want to have forgive you?

Tina Gosney is a certified life and relationship coach. She helps her clients strengthen themselves so they can survive and thrive in their family relationships, no matter what is happening. Strengthen yourself and you'll strengthen everyone around you.

She is a positivity practitioner and is a trauma informed coach.
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