Learn the lesson, Forgive and let go!

 ‘A wise man sat in the audience and cracked a joke. Everybody laughs like crazy. After a moment, he cracked the same joke again. This time, less people laughed. He cracked the same joke again and again. When there is no laughter in the crowd, he smiled and said: You can’t laugh at the same joke again and again, but why do you keep crying over the same thing over and over again?’ Lesson in Life

Have you ever found yourself struggling to let go of past hurts and mistakes or found yourself tripping over your old baggage?  

It might be that relationship you thought would never end or that opportunity you let slip by or that person you trusted with all your heart only to discover they failed short of it. Whatever it is that makes your heart heavy and makes you cry time and again, it’s time to let it go. Now is the time to let it go and wipe the slate clean! Cry as hard as you have to, shed all the tears you want but when you stop make sure that you never shade a tear for the same reason again. We humans have a tendency to wallow on hurtful events or grief for a long time while we let happy moments fade away quickly. Don’t drag the hurts, pains and mistakes of the past into your present and possibly your future life. Know that the situation only has power in your life as long as you choose to let it stay and allow it to affect you.

Here is an excerpt from Jack Canfield’s book ‘Key to living the law of attraction’ which emphasizes the importance of forgiveness and letting go:

 ‘If you have been holding on to feelings of anger, fear, resentment and betrayal now it’s time to let them go. Release those old thoughts and patterns of behavior. Start living in the present. By focusing on your pain and anger you are only drawing even more negative and unhealthy circumstances into your life. You need to make room for the positive feelings and experiences that you want to attract. ‘Anger makes you smaller. Forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.’ The act of forgiveness is a necessary and truly transformational process. You must be willing to forgive any person, any situation that has caused you pain and release them. By hanging onto old negative thoughts and emotions you are only harming yourself and attracting even more negative thoughts. It’s been said that when you are unwilling to forgive someone it’s like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to get sick. So just bless the person or the situation and wish them well. Forgive them let them go and be willing to forgive yourself as well if need be. By acknowledging your positive past and releasing your negative past you can also make room for the beautiful future. True forgiveness is extremely cathartic. It will cleanse you and it will set you free.’

Excerpt from ‘Key to living the law of attraction’ by +Jack Canfield.

Therefore, learn to forgive yourself and others. Know that all negative things that happened in your life were there to teach you a lesson. Learn the lesson, forgive and move on. You can’t laugh over the same joke over and over again … stop crying over the same thing again and again!!!
As always, thank you for reading!
Lidia