{"id":2852,"date":"2018-06-19T22:17:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T22:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2018-07-04T02:15:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T02:15:18","slug":"healing-begins-with-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2018\/06\/healing-begins-with-forgiveness.html","title":{"rendered":"Healing Begins With Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"forgiveness<\/a><\/p>\n

To free your heart from pain, you need to forgive others. And you need to forgive yourself! Forgiveness brings freedom to the heart and soul from pain. It\u2019s a clarity of life, and understanding of others. Its grace given to humans so that they can go to the next higher level of being.<\/p>\n

Forgiveness takes courage.<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s not naive to forgive. It\u2019s not the idea, \u201cForgive and forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forgiveness is the letting go of past suffering. It\u2019s a release of pain and hate. But you don\u2019t forget that pain or hate. Nor should you. Because once you\u2019ve experienced those emotions, you have empathy and compassion for others who are in similar situations. You become unwilling to attack or harm others the same way you\u2019ve been hurt.<\/p>\n

Forgiveness takes time. Forgiveness isn\u2019t easy, so it doesn\u2019t happen quickly. There\u2019s a process of grief, outrage, sadness, loss, and pain you must go through first. True forgiveness doesn\u2019t paper over what happened. It\u2019s not a suppression of pain. It\u2019s a path through the pain to the other side. It\u2019s the freedom of the heart once true forgiveness is achieved.<\/p>\n

So don\u2019t be stuck in anger and pain. Forgive yourself and forgive others.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re stronger than you\u00a0 believe!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find me on Twitter\u00a0 @tereziafarkas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visit my website\u00a0http:\/\/www.tereziafarkas.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Heart<\/a><\/p>\n

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