Group Discussion: Led by Denise Yocco
Forgiving in Increments ~ Filling the Broken Places with Gold
For me, forgiveness is one of the greatest healers when it is forgiveness that is needed. There comes to be no substitute for it. And yet, for many, it is, in many cases, the most difficult bridge to cross. We would rather hold on to all the pain and suffering, and all the emotional turmoil that builds over time, than visit the thought and in turn, the act of forgiveness. Why?
It is my thought, not as a professional in the field of psychology, but rather as a student of life and by way of experience, that since we are told to forgive and forget, in that order, we will often opt out because we are not ready to do either, let alone both. Of course we are not discussing the small offense where an apology will do, where perhaps our feelings were hurt by an unkind act, or word. Not wanting to diminish those events either, but the forgiveness of which I am speaking, is the life events and traumas that break us, the ones that crush our soul and can lead us away from experiencing happiness within our clenched hearts, and in our life. The ones that cause us to continue to be hurt by the same event in new ways, mostly self-inflicted.
I want to talk about how it may be possible to begin a process of forgiveness that allows us to begin a process of healing that moves us though layers of neglected emotions with informed objectives. Time released forgiveness creates space and self knowing that turns the dross that now fills every broken place in us, to gold. That gold in turn becomes the gift you find, in your trauma or your soul splitting event, that offers deep healing and finally freedom that not only unclenches your heart but opens it to offer healing to others suffering in the same way. This is a process that takes time, but in each moment you are moving forward, into the present place you are in now. No longer fragile, but strong and more beautiful because of the very thing that once broke you.
It is good to learn the way to forgiveness and healing as early as we can in our life. Often it takes too long. So I am appealing to all ages to join this group. It is my contention that learning to forgive in this way is what will lead to peace in our world…true peace.
Request:
Please bring a note pad or journal and if possible, an object you have that is broken. A cup or bowl that you really liked, or a cherished possession that you cannot part with even though it is broken or severely cracked. No worries if you don’t have something broken.
Donation Appreciated
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