Forgiveness...

I feel at the moment that I have soo much to write about and share but want to have a purpose to share it. As I've spoken about before I like to receive or go with signs that I have gotten from the universe. But maybe its time I just went with my intuition and the guiding force of the universe and consciousness.
Today i have had the overwhelming repetition of the theme - Forgiveness. It has so much more depth of meaning than we actually delegate to it. We are very superficial with its meaning.
FORGIVENESS is a major theme in Louise Hay's work. It is a major task and issue that underlies so much of the essence of our problems and hurdles that we find difficult to overcome.
During the week you are all aware that I was focused upon the anniversary of my grandmother's death. What revelation came to me this week was not at all what i was expecting.
I realised that I had not forgiven my grandmother for leaving me last year. You may be questioning why i would have the need to forgive someone that had passed over but its quite simple.
Forgiveness has nothing to do with whoever we are forgiving! these people who we are supposedly "not forgiving" probably dont even realise in half the cases that we have an issue with them. We are the ones carrying around the backpack (as call it) of resentment. Can they see it?? No. But we can definitely feel the burden of it.
So back to Grandma. Its not relevant whether she is here in spirit or not. what is relevant is the backpack full of anger and resentment that I continue to put on every morning that she is not here.
But the insight came during the week...if we believe in the philosophies of metaphysics and even the mind-body connection then Grandma has responsibility in this situation. I could not change any of the circumstances that surrounded Grandma's death - nor could anyone in our family for that matter or the medical profession. Everyone did the most they could do within the situation.
Therefore what good does it do holding onto the anger and resentment. Only that it will eventually eat away at me and I will be the one with the illness - not Grandma or anyone else.
There in essence explains forgiveness. It is about forgiving the situation so that you can move on.
I know that it has been difficult for me to move on as I thought that if I kept wishing her back or that I kept trying to change the scenario in my mind then everything would go back to "normal" but it cant and the only way for me to move forward was to forgive Grandma for leaving us when we thought that her journey on earth hadnt finished or that selfishly we needed her more here on earth.
Releasing the anger and resentment doesnt mean that I miss her any less. (a) "I accept my loved one's passing"
Therefore in the context of your own situations and those that have done wrong by you - it does not, as Lousie Hay would say "condone their behaviour" it just releases your energy to them and the event.
If you want to be really pro-active send them unconditional love! or as i say lots of pink love hearts and bubbles! But thats another topic to post!

Sometimes I will put an affirmation (a) to use for the situation or theme. Todays is:
Forgiveness is the healing tool I carry with me everywhere.
I AM WILLING TO FORGIVE

Who or what situation do you want to take out of your back pack today?