We know there are all sorts of heroes in the world, the caped crusaders and saints, the masked marvels and the hometown teachers. Super Heroes come in all flavors and sizes, but the qualities we tend to associate with all heroes are power, bravado and courage. They never back down from a fight.
And so, if this is the case, then where would forgiveness come into the mix?
I bring this up because when I write about many of the super powers in my new book, I reference forgiveness. And I had someone email me the other day saying that if they forgave the same people could turn around and hurt them again. That may sound logical, but it will ultimately backfire, and here’s why.
Let’s say someone does something to deliberately harm or hurt you, and you chose to remain angry. First, your energy gets blocked. Just imagine wearing Velcro, and every time you decide to hold onto an injustice, big or little, there’s an icon of the person or situation that attaches itself to you. You’re wearing your anger all the time, only it gets buried beneath the surface, living in your subconscious.
Now let’s assume you continue holding onto resentments and attracting these little icons. Can you imagine if every icon weighed only an ounce how much weight you’d be lugging around? Of course you wouldn’t realize you were being robbed of your energy because you would have accumulated it slowly, little anger by little anger.
Behavioral kinesiology says every negative thought has a physical impact on your body. So if you allow all this to fester in the subconscious, it will be continually harder to create what you want. And of course trying to create change with just the conscious mind is like trying to change a computer program by dusting your laptop. It won’t work.
Bottom line, holding onto any anger or frustration just gives additional shelf life to the original wrong that was done. Choosing (and you can) to let go allows you the freedom to create what you want. As you may have heard before, choosing not to forgive is a lot like drinking rat poison and hoping the rat will die.
The Super Hero knows there’s strength in forgiving. Have fun forgiving anyone who has ever annoyed you, and let me know if you don’t feel just a bit lighter, feel a bit more energy to go out and create what you want!
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