Forgiveness IS a Conscious Choice + Guided Meditation| The WISDOM podcast | S2 E17

Forgiveness IS a Conscious Choice

The WISDOM podcast  Season 2  Episode 17 with Dorothy Ratusny

 

TIMESTAMPS:

Podcast Intro:  0-1:33  |  An Introduction to this Episode: Part Four in a Series of Six of Beautiful Guided Meditations: 1:14 |  How Forgiveness Liberates You:  4:26  |  A Prose Meditation on Forgiveness:  6:08  | Podcast Outro: 28:07 

 

 

In this part four of a six-part series of beautiful guided meditations, we journey into forgiveness; we allow it to be a conscious and deliberate choice that frees us from suffering.

 

Forgiveness ignites the heart to heal the body because when we forgive our self and others, we clear our need for incessant thought, thought that is mired in angst; thought that holds contempt, induces sadness and despair; thought that invokes a nervous response and the bearing of inner turmoil that immobilizes our ability to function. 

Forgiveness is freeing.  Be clear; it is not about agreement but rather acceptance.  We will be in agreement with some of our past actions or the words and actions of others, but you can acknowledge that you are not choosing to repeat this.

Acceptance allows you to find your way into change; into surrender for what you may not change, but to acknowledge that what you choose in this moment is different.

 

We need forgiveness to thrive; to allow old habits, mistakes, even intentional wrong doings a place to die; to be released from our ether. 

Forgiveness reminds us of our ability to shed the past, not carry it; to no longer judge another or ourselves on who we were yesterday, last month or 17 years earlier.  Yes, some people do repeat the same behaviours and continue to hold the same limiting beliefs, but you have a choice. 

 

We all can choose to acknowledge what is needed; to change for the better, to be what we are all capable of; that is kindness, love, compassion, goodness and each moment of our lives we are always choosing.  

 

My suggestion is that you choose deliberately not out of habit or as a function of going through the motions, but because you know the power of your free will choice - and you have already decided that you desire to be free; you deserve what it means to hold forgiveness in your heart for yourself; for whatever wrong doings have caused another to feel less than, diminished in importance; hurt by your actions or judgment.

 

You have the ability to forgive, you need to choose this first. To forgive another or yourself is to liberate you from the pain and damage of what is already past, over, complete. 

Now in the present moment you will decide whether you wish to continue to bear this emotional, physical, psychological and even spiritual suffering, or if you will decide that you want to instead feel peace.

 

Please join me for this very special episode on forgiveness, and for the Guided Meditation that will heal your heart.

 

 

    *If you have a question or if you would like my guidance or help, please reach out to me.  You can find me at: dorothyratusny.com.

 

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A generous 'thank you' to Audio Engineer, Pavel Kirpikau for your incredible help!  platosound.com

 Podcast Theme Music: 'Aura' from the Album, Illuvia by Eternell  www.eternell.net/album/illuvia

Accompanying Music: Eternell - Illuvia Album - 'Isla Nocturna', 'Solace', 'Airborne' and 'Surrounded'