Carolyn Myss
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When we harbor negative emotions toward others or toward ourselves, or when we intentionally create pain for others, we poison our own physical and spiritual systems. Be far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. It disables a person’s emotional resources. The challenge .. is to refine our capacity to love others as well as ourselves and to develop the power of forgiveness. --Anatomy of the Spirit
When you are feeling overwhelmed by your inability to forgive some wrong or injury done to you, remind yourself of the ancient teachings about laws of karma that are echoed in Christian teachings: What goes around comes around - in this life or the next. It is not for you to decide the nature of justice on a personal level, which is just as well, since human justice is often much harsher and less well balanced than Divine justice. Your only task is to learn to forgive - and call back the energy you are wasting on events in the past. --Why People Don’t Heal And How They Can