Suffer little unforgiving heart…
We all
know the bible verse “…A
joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones” (Prov
17v22) but do we really understand it.
There was
a time I hated hearing it, I was in so much pain and hurt. I didn’t want anything
but to just recount and replay in my head all that happened to me. All the
wrongs that were done to me were somehow precious
to me.
I was very
young and bitter. Saddest thing is, the people who hurt me couldn’t have cared
less if I was alive or dead.
And because
they didn’t care, I started feeling less and less important; but more and more
loving the thought of being a victim.
As time
went, I realised that I was watching my life pass me by. I was wasting time
being consumed in hatred and anger. While my peers were going for their dreams,
I was sobbing every day.
I wanted
to be happy, cheerful and ambitious again, but it was so foreign to me.
So I started
doing things differently…
1.
I began by giving myself permission. Permission to laugh, to learn, to be
wrong and not give myself a 3rd degree, but rather accept that
mistakes happen and the best thing it to learn from them.
2.
I forgave. I named every single person who wronged me and forgave them.
3.
Then I forgave me. Yes, there were times when I was so harsh and hard on
myself and was really being unfair.
4.
I started listening more. Giving people a chance and really listen to
their point of you. I learned that not every single person is the same. And there
is good in all people.
5.
I accepted that I cannot ever change my past. It happened; ooh but guess
what? I am still here because there is more for me to achieve, learn and enjoy.
6.
I started dreaming again and oh what amazing dreams have come into my
heart and mind.
7.
I am still learning every day to be merry
and cheerful…
Be blessed
beyond.
Fortunate
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