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Forgiving is sometimes pretty easy - but sometimes it is very, very difficult - especially when it involves hurtful things that have been said or done to close family members or to yourself.
ReplyDeleteI know I need to try to see things from the other person's point of view, and when I do that, I am more successful at being forgiving. I have to also remind myself that even though I do not like or approve of what that particular person did or said, I can hate the act and still love the person - truly love the person. I just have to tell myself that their perspective is different from mine, and if I really understood them, I would see where they are coming from.
Sometimes the hardest times to forgive people is when you try to be forgiving and kind to them and then they don't return that kindness to you. It reminds me that the only person you can control is yourself, and it is important to put away past hurtful things and move on to trusting and loving others - even when that love doesn't seem to come back to you. Sometimes the love of another person is there, but it is just buried so deep in past hurts and feelings that it's difficult for it to come out and show itself.
It amazed me how in the book so many people had so many hurt feelings. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies because we can't seem to get over the hurts we experience - sometimes from many years past. I think the challenge for the people in this book was to put away the past and try to share and communicate honest feelings with one another - a huge challenge for anyone.
Love is a strong emotion - but so is hate and hurt. It takes great effort to focus more on the love in the present rather than the hurt from the past. It's something worthwhile for me to work on.
Definitely both for me. I have experienced it to a great degree in certain areas in my life. It has enpowered me to be able to open my mind and realize that there are many different ways to think and act that are acceptable to Heavenly Father.
ReplyDeleteThere truly can be peace without everything being fixed. Jesus Christ is always the answer we are seeking.
What lessons I continue to learn about this and probably will my whole life.
I think it is always both. I think I have a hard time deterring from my plans/schedules. I am one that is ultra organized and planned. I thrive on schedules at least as much as my kids do. However, I think that when we aren't open to changes and other ways of doing things we miss a lot in life. It can be really easy to get caught up in doing things "by the book" or only as planned and really miss the big picture. The old saying of missing the forest for the trees is so true. Sometimes we get so focused on the trees (or on the individual tasks we have to accomplish) that we miss the beauties of the forest (or the big picture of happiness and simplicties life offers).
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think that forgiveness is crucial. If only we realized how much more we are hurting ourselves when we hold on and refuse to forgive than we ever do the person that we are upset with! Forgiveness is hard sometimes. But, I try to think about how much I want people to offer me forgiveness and that I have to be willing to do the same of others. We aren't perfect people - we would all be better off remembering that of each other.
One of my very favorite phrases:
Don't worry about how others make you feel, instead worry about how others feel when they are with you!
I think it's definitely both as well. I think sometimes when someone gives you a new way of looking at something or doing something it is really exciting and eye opening, but if it isn't an easy change, it can be a really big trial.
ReplyDeleteForgiveness is a little tricky for me, because I can forgive, but I still think about it when I am hurt by that person again. I try not to hold on to those things because it doesn't do any good to be bitter, it usually just hurts me. I heard a quote once that said "Holding a grudge is like holding a prisoner after the war is over." I try to remember that but sometimes it's a challenge.
Both for me. It's a process. I guess that's why I enjoyed this book so much - its good to be reminded of those things occassionally because it facilitates change.
ReplyDeleteMom - I think we all got our "see the best in everyone" genes from you!
I also know we have all had and will continue to have to practice with forgiveness in our own family. Good thing we have a book club to keep us on track!