17 Ways To Start Forgiving

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Forgiveness is a huge part of letting go. We often hold onto the hurt, hate, shame, guilt and frustration that another person instilled in us. It’s not their job to heal the broken hearted, it’s ours. If you can remember a time in your life where someone made you feel incredibly invaluable, write a letter to that person today. The secret to moving ahead isn’t even about the person reading what you wrote. It’s all about you writing down the list of things they did to hurt you.

Now that you’ve written the letter, I want you to place in an envelope and seal. Store in a box for safe keeping. That person doesn’t deserve to read it right now.

In the weeks and months ahead you are going to be working on yourself:

  • strict morning routines that allow you to affirm, demand and express gratitude
  • printing out a list of goals for the next six months I ______________
  • rearranging and decluttering your master closet, dresser drawers for a minimalist vibe
  • write a list of affirmations that you’ll be repeating 30 times each day (can be a different one every couple of days but in the beginning do the same one for 3 days straight)
  • social detox for 1 week

The next thing I want you to do is look in the mirror and say, “I forgive you! It wasn’t your fault.” Repeat at least 10 times.

Begin to forgive yourself because it doesn’t have anything to do with you. They hurt you because of their own issues and they don’t even acknowledge it or know how.

YOU ARE WORTHY

YOU DESERVE HAPPINESS

I FORGIVE MYSELF

I FORGIVE YOU

Forgiveness is about releasing the energy to allow you to move on. Without doing so, you’ll always be stuck. It is your duty to let it be and be the person you love, and know yourself to be.

  • start a journal to write in when you’re feeling sad, frustrated
  • create a mood board of what you want your future to look like
  • practice breathing exercises
  • take nature walks without the phone
  • detox your social feeds and unfollow anyone you don’t find relates to you anymore
  • fail to respond – a big part of your forgiveness and wellness journey is learning how not to respond to people whether that is through comments, messages or emails
  • create healthier eating habits with no gluten or carbs in your meals

How To Forgive Yourself and Others

  • adopt the slow living movement– this teaches us how to slow down, be more mindful of everything we do and tune into ourselves more
  • get plenty of rest- when we suffer from childhood trauma or any for that matter, we tend to be restless and not get enough good, healthy sleep…it’s time to turn our brains over to the sleep fairies and receive an adequate amount each night
  • give yourself plenty of grace. no one deserves more sanity than you do and you’re going to start putting YOU first → positive mind, body and soul
  • provide extra self care routines throughout the month to show yourself compassion and love

No one is allowed to take your freedom from you ever again. Forgiving them without them even knowing is how you start!

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Writing Prompts

  • write a letter to someone who hurt you
  • what is your biggest fear? write it down and then describe how you will defeat
  • express to your younger self that it wasn’t her fault and apologize to her for the guilt, shame you placed on her all these years
  • list all the things that you no longer tolerate from other people
  • describe a time in your life when you felt like you needed to escape and disappear. where are you taking yourself to get away and never look back
  • name a specific thing that you blamed yourself for and write a note expressing how sorry you are
  • what is something you blame yourself for that’s not your fault? how can you release that emotion
  • list 5 things that you will always say NO to moving forwards

3 responses to “17 Ways To Start Forgiving”

  1. Hannah Avatar
    Hannah

    very good helpful information for anyone struggling with holding onto anger

  2. Kenzie Avatar
    Kenzie

    really beautiful post

    1. Victoria DeCroce Avatar

      yes! love love love

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