Forgiveness is a big word and an important skill to have. When you forgive yourself or others you will feel better, lighter. When you hold a bad feeling towards someone for what he (she) did to you (sometimes ages ago), you are not hurting the person who did you wrong, but yourself.

The other person is not suffering for what they did to you, but only YOU, by remembering it over and over. When you forgive THAT person, you can give yourself and your heart a PEACE, COMFORT and joy.

It is important to forgive yourself for what you believe you did wrong. It can be as small as not studying enough and getting a bad grade, or as big as killing someone. As one smart buddha teacher once said. Killing one person does not make you a killer. We all make mistakes.

Over twenty years ago I had to say NO to an unborn child. I was not ready for it either emotionally or financially. I have decided against it. I thought I dealt fine with that for over a decade, then one day… I realized how much I hurt and how much guilt I felt because of what I did.

It took a lot of strength and courage to go back and experience that event again, so I could heal. First I accepted what had happened instead of putting it under the rug again. Then I grieved. And finally… forgave myself.

I learned how to forgive myself! It was a big and important lesson.

I trust each of us is capable of forgiveness and of learning how to do it. When you forgive yourself and others, you will bring more PEACE and LOVE to this world, now full of much hate, violence and brutality.

Do you want to live in a peaceful world? Then create it… with FORGIVENESS!