Are You Willing to Forgive?

6/1/11 at 09:45 am | 22 Comments

BLOG by Louise L. Hay

Whenever we are ill, we need to search our hearts to see what we need to forgive.

A Course in Miracles says that “All disease comes from a state of unforgiveness,” and that “whenever we are ill, we need to look around to see who it is that we need to forgive.”

I would add to that concept that the very person you find it hardest to forgive is the one you need to let go of the most. Forgiveness means giving up, letting go. It has nothing to do with condoning behavior. It’s just letting the whole thing go. We do not have to know how to forgive. All we need to do is be willing to forgive. The Universe will take care of the rest.

Let’s affirm: Love heals me. I center my thoughts on love and forgiveness, for myself and others.

FILED UNDER: LOUISE HAY, A COURSE IN MIRACLES, FORGIVENESS, DISEASE, LETTING GO, LOVE

Comments (22)

1.

June 1, 2011
1:07 pm

I like how you employ the term "letting go." Often people partner forgiveness with apology. Not you. Your image implies a release of the strangulation we have on ourselves.
– John Prescott
2.

June 1, 2011
5:42 pm

Hi Luise, Thanks for the inspiring and always on time thoughts!! Peace and Love
– Anna
3.

June 1, 2011
9:26 pm

Forgiveness doesn't release the perpetrator, it releases us from the anger of un-forgiveness so we can feel at peace.
– Amelian
4.

June 2, 2011
6:16 am

Love does heal all and I have learned that when I center my thoughts on love and forgiveness for myself and others it is I that becomes healthy and whole in body, mind and soul. For many it seems to be the hardest thing to forgive themselves or even another. Love is key to happiness and releases the fear setting all free.
– LINDA
5.

June 2, 2011
7:28 am

How do I let go? My negative thoughts still keep coming back. How can you forgive the past when I'm still living with it?
– Beverly
6.

June 2, 2011
2:21 pm

I keep learning new things everyday and now I've learned that I can forgive without condoning someone's behaviour that I've been struggling with - now I know for sure that it's good for me to forgive - thank you so much Louise
– Kaye
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June 2, 2011
2:37 pm

You have to forget for your own well being if you dont forget and let go you get ill. Live in the now forget the past.
– EVELYN
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June 2, 2011
2:45 pm

I have got to that stage now. I feel if we are all here learning then they did'nt know any better and as I dont know what made them that way, it's just best for my well being to let it go. xx
– EVELYN
9.

June 2, 2011
2:49 pm

Please dont waste the rest of your life thinking about it, life is so short as it is xx
– EVELYN
10.

June 2, 2011
4:50 pm

To Beverly who wanted to know how to let go? PRAY, thats what helped me. I was full of hurt and anger years back that my soul ached . I couldn't stop thinking of how I was wronged. Finally I took it to GOD in prayer and asked him to remove this heavy burden from me. He Heard my prayers and replaced the hate and anger with His love and grace.
– Vennie
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June 2, 2011
7:56 pm

I lost my beautiful 19 yo daughter to a monster that beleived that if he couldnt have her knowone could.Ive been dorwning ever since.Ive been told I need to forgive but until today,till reading this article I felt this to be impossible.I am now willing to let it go,Forgive.I pray now that the universe assists me in the rest. Thankyou..Diane.
– Diane
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June 4, 2011
5:56 am

I am willing to forgive and i tried almost all the techniques to overcome my inferiority complex.but i am failing miserably in my efforts .What could be the reason ?What shall I do now?Please guide me.
– Nancy
13.

June 8, 2011
8:42 am

Nancy "affirmations work.....its the ones you are not aware of that are working also" stated by Louise herself last Sunday at the Movers and Shakers workshop.
– Tracey
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June 10, 2011
7:02 am

Thank you for guiding me.I will definitely try to make my affirmations effective . Please tell me how often should i say the affirmations?And tell me the appropriate way to say affirmations.Should I write them down or saying to myself in the mind is enough?
– Nancy
15.

June 12, 2011
7:53 am

Nancy: at first, say them to yourself in the mirror. Say "I love and approve of you Nancy" over and over again, looking in your own eyes. Then write them down. Start with the woman in the mirror first. Blessings and good luck.
– Sheila
16.

June 15, 2011
10:29 am

Letting it all go and releasing it - I love that as I was associating forgiveness with condoning what another has done to me. I think I can let it go though.
– Shelley
17.

June 25, 2011
4:47 am

I've a lot of personal issues and enemies that I have yet to forgive and I do wish to thank you for this nice reminder of what forgiveness does- healing. Thank you!
– Arlene Marie
18.

July 11, 2011
1:37 pm

I n order to move forward you have to let go and forgive those that have hurt you in the past. When you release it it helps to move forward.
– dana
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July 12, 2011
3:10 am

i find it hard to forgive at first, but i started to realize the effects of holding grudge in my life. its me who becomes more of a prisoner than the person that hold resentment for.. and so, after having the book ms. hay, "you can heal your life" i am starting to forgive each situation one by one,=)
– Pia
20.

July 15, 2011
5:43 pm

I can't seem to forgive because I feel I haven't been able to say how I feel to this particular person. How do I get past that?
– Sheri
21.

February 1, 2012
7:52 pm

To any of those who are having trouble applying this entry, please look into purchasing "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise L. Hay. I have had this book since I was 15 years old. I have read this book countless times, and each time it gives new meaning and understanding to me. It truly is a treasure. <3
– aeriel
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September 26, 2012
7:57 am

These days many reflect on yourself. I'm ready to forgive and thanks for affirmation.
– olga