Forgiveness: Clearing Out Your Attic Can Lead to Happiness
by Kenrick Cleveland
"Forgiveness means that you do not hold others responsible for your experiences." ~Gary Zukav
What clutter do you have in your attic or basement? Are you a "pack rat" or "collector" of stuff? Maybe you've got not just your stuff, your kid's stuff and your spouse's stuff, but the old belongings of a deceased relative that you just can't seem to part with.
Maybe these things are holding you back, maybe they're not. They are certainly weighing you down, if not physically, perhaps psychologically. But unless you have a problem with 'collecting' or being a pack rat, then the stuff in your attic might not be that big a deal.
What about the things you store in your mind? You'll find some memories there of the pleasures of living--weddings, anniversaries, births--maybe some sadnesses--deaths and loss. These are what make up a complete life, the highs and lows, ebb and flow. You've also got knowledge and appreciation up there, as well as all of your abilities--how to bake a cake, change your oil, ride a bicycle.
I'm going to show you a way to discard this junk through the simple act of forgiveness.
The ultimate purpose of forgiveness is not to make you a better person, it's not to benefit the person you're forgiving, and it's not even to make you right with God or work out your karma (though these are all side benefits of forgiving).
Forgiveness has the potential to remove the obstacles that are holding you back and preventing you from achieving your dreams. By clearing out the unconscious, you figuratively remove a huge chunk of negativity.
The Bible says, 'By beholding we become changed.'
This is the law of attraction that has become so popular lately but has been around forever. You are what you focus on. It's that simple.
If we're focused on bitterness and challenges and lessons hurt, then a part of us is, all day, every day, bringing a piece of that to our lives over and over. I believe that one of the greatest reasons we are here on planet earth is to learn to understand that we're here to be able to manifest anything we want.
The first step is to imagine you can divide your unconscious up into sections. Now imagine you're lumping all the negativity, the troubles and resentments and regrets, into one section.
How much of our unconscious mind is tied up with that garbage?
If you took it all and assigned it a value. . .a percentage, as in, well, 5% of my unconscious, or other than conscious, is taken up by this junk. How does that affect you to think of that large a chunk of your mind is engaged in negativity? What if you had to give 5% of your income to a really negative cause? I'm assuming that would not please you.
The process of forgiveness is how to clear that out.
Coming soon: Part II--the process of forgiveness is mapped out for you.
Kenrick Cleveland teaches strategies to earn the business of affluent prospects using persuasion. He runs unique public and private seminars and offers home study courses, audio/visual learning tools, and coaching programs in persuasion strategies. You are welcome to reprint this article - but get your own unique content version here.
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