{"id":8994,"date":"2014-03-20T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2014-03-20T15:22:20","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T19:22:20","slug":"to-forgive-is-to-let-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2014\/03\/to-forgive-is-to-let-go.html","title":{"rendered":"Forgive \/Let Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2014\/03\/anger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8995\" style=\"width: 533px;height: 386px\" alt=\"anger\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2014\/03\/anger.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">(This is so important &#8211;\u00a0I am re-posting it again for you to look at your life and forgive.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Are you holding on to any negative thoughts or judgments about others?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Do you have any negative thoughts or judgments about yourself ?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Here is a powerful fact.\u00a0 Feeling guilty, blaming yourself or anyone else only sticks you and them to that very place and pattern.\u00a0 A wise friend of mine, Ariel Kane, once said, \u201c<em>The definition of guilt is when you do what you want and then beat yourself up for it anyway<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 The best thing you can do is let go, forgive yourself and anyone else involved.\u00a0 It was the best you were able to do at that time so stop holding on to the past and just let go now. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Life is a process that is constantly unfolding every moment.\u00a0 Allow the moment and life to be the way it is right now.\u00a0 Allow yourself and others the grace to be the way they are right now.\u00a0 Practice being aware and being present in each and every moment.\u00a0 Acknowledge what you see, sense and feel because it is your true experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">There are lessons for you to learn and experiences for you to experience.\u00a0 There are no coincidences.\u00a0 You are here to actualize your full, creative and divine potential.\u00a0 The choice of how you do that is yours.\u00a0 Remember to have compassion for yourself, others and all living creatures.\u00a0 That includes Planet Earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Take the time to objectively\u00a0look at your life and see where you are holding on to judgments or grudges, etc.\u00a0 Acknowledge what is and\u00a0 let go, be free.\u00a0 Release, refresh and make a new choice.\u00a0 There is so much good coming to you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cForgiveness is all-powerful.\u00a0 Forgiveness heals all ills.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nCatherine Ponder<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Love is for-giving!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\"> \ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\"> <em>The MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (This is so important &#8211;\u00a0I am re-posting it again for you to look at your life and forgive.) 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