The Value of Forgiveness - Winner's Circle Network - 6/4/12

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Winner's Circle Network - 6/4/12 - "The Value of Forgiveness" Many people throughout the ages have spoken of the virtues of forgiveness. Today, let's look at this most personal, yet universal, of subjects and perhaps add a special twist. Against whom are you carrying a grudge? Is there someone who has done you a wrong, in some way, and whom you just can't forgive? Have you, yourself, done things that you can't forgive? When we cannot forgive, we have the tremendous potential of doing incredible damage to our selves, if we don't let go of

these hurts. In order to be fully human, we must learn to forgive and forget. Confucius said that, "To be wronged is nothing unless you remember it." He was absolutely right, and here's why. Every time you remember something bad that happens to you, some wrong that was done to you, you feel those bad feelings all over again. You record the event in the neuron structure of your brain, and it plants itself in your subconscious. Now the subconscious doesn't know the difference between a vividly imagined or remembered event and the real thing. It is all "real" to the subconscious. When we subject ourselves over and over again to painful, angry memories, eventually our inner system begins to break down. The poison of the not forgiven hurt and anger attacks from the inside out. 12-step programs often emphasize the importance of forgiveness, because they recognize that forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. Jesus forgave

those who crucified him while he was still on the cross. When apartheid ended, South Africa went through a sometimes wrenching forgiveness and reconciliation process, because they knew they could not have a successful future if they were still trapped in the past. When we forgive, we let go of past hurts and open up to wonderful new possibilities. Why not begin today? The Pacific Institutewww.thepacificinstitute.com The effects of The Pacific Institute's education are reverberating around the world. For weekly updates, go to www.TPIGlobalNews.com To view past Winner's Circle messages, or make changes to your subscription, or unsubscribe, go to web site http://mailman.wolfe.net/maiman/listinfo/wcnFor any problems, please email rschau@... The Pacific Institute, Inc. copyrights 1997-2012. All rights reserved.Winner's Circle Network (WCN) is a registered trademark of The Pacific Institute. Code 060412_______________________________________________Wcn mailing listWcn@...http://mailman.wolfe.net/mailman/listinfo/wcn