Forgiveness in relationships

[David Baxter PhD]

Forgiveness in relationships
by Theresa Knight and Challis Jensen of KnightGoddess in Simple Marriage[/URL]
October 27, 2010

To love with an open heart is to risk getting hurt. Therefore, in conscious living and conscious loving, forgiveness will always play a key role.

Simply put, forgiveness is a choice to trade pain and heartache for peace and freedom. Here are a few reasons why I continue to make that choice everyday:

• I forgive because I am committed to living and loving with an open and healed heart.
• I forgive because no one is perfect. In our humanness, we all have been hurt, and we have all hurt others.
• I forgive because it empowers me to live in the present moment. I cannot change the past or the people who have imposed their pain on me. However, I can simply choose to let it go.
• I forgive because I want to live in peace and love instead of conflict and blame. I accept that every experience, challenge and relationship is here to teach me a lesson about life and love.
• I forgive because I trust in the power of love and its ability to heal and transform.
• I forgive because it offers me with the peace of mind and personal freedom I deserve.
• I forgive because I realize I am the only one responsible for my happiness.
• I forgive as an act of self-love and respect.
• I forgive because in spiritual truth, there are no unforgivable actions.

A simple search on Amazon.com reveals over four thousand books related to the act of forgiveness. If you feel the inability to forgive is creating a problem in your life, then as part of your commitment to your self, your health and your relationship, I recommend that you choose one or two of them to guide you through this amazingly powerful healing process.

This is an excerpt from the newly released book; Magical Sex, Extraordinary Love ? A Journey for Men and Women by Dr. Theresa J. Knight and L. Challis Jensen.