{"id":18790,"date":"2017-09-18T01:01:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T06:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=18790"},"modified":"2017-09-13T08:21:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:21:12","slug":"did-you-know-that-unforgiveness-can-be-harmful-to-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2017\/09\/18\/did-you-know-that-unforgiveness-can-be-harmful-to-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know that unforgiveness can be harmful to your health?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UNDERSTAND:<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/hgroup>\n
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Forgiveness is essential for a lighter life<\/span><\/h2>\n

“… forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us …”<\/span><\/p>\n

We pray this prayer every day, but are we practicing it?<\/span>\u00a0Jesus left us the prescription for the diseases of the soul, but we do not even realize it!<\/span>\u00a0Forgiveness is such a well-known word, but difficult to put into practice!<\/span>\u00a0Do you know how to forgive?<\/span>\u00a0Can you forgive?<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: KatarzynaBialasiewicz<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

I believe it is unnecessary to talk about forgiveness;<\/span>\u00a0but talking about what one lacks he or she is capable of doing better, though it is a common problem as well.<\/span>\u00a0However, it’s worth it.<\/span>\u00a0Forgiveness is an action, a decision, a choice, a true remedy for the soul.<\/span>\u00a0A feeling provoked by an issue in an interpersonal relationship, with the name of hurt, disgust, bitterness and resentment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Relating is a demanding activity!<\/span>\u00a0It requires a stepping out of itself, constantly, because when we come into conflict with each other and even with ourselves, we can leave wounded, traumatized.\u00a0<\/span>Such traumas can produce unpleasant feelings that are hidden;<\/span>\u00a0and when they arise, they control the human being, making him angry\u2014<\/u><\/span>angry and bitter with life and the people around him.<\/span><\/p>\n

These feelings have the power of destruction.<\/span>\u00a0They are capable of developing psychosomatic illnesses that we can not even imagine.<\/span>\u00a0Heart problems, ulcer, depression, nodules and even tumors.<\/span>\u00a0These are physical illnesses, which can be caused by the difficulty of forgiving.<\/span>\u00a0It is as if the person imploded, that is, exploded into him\/herself, for not being able to release the forgiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask for and grant forgiveness<\/span><\/h3>\n

It is so interesting that we can speak of the need to ask for forgiveness and also the need to give forgiveness.<\/span>\u00a0Often we have difficulty receiving forgiveness.<\/span>\u00a0The person humbles himself, repents of what he has done, asks for forgiveness, but the other, so trapped in his emotions, bitterness, wounds and hurt, cannot forgive.<\/span>\u00a0This is also destructive, because the issue is not being able to overcome the feeling produced.<\/span>\u00a0If I hurt the other and can make the move to ask for forgiveness, I may be overcoming my harmful feelings.<\/span>\u00a0So it is with him who is able to forgive those who ask him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever destroys us are the feelings of hurt and resentment, not the acts of forgiving.<\/span>\u00a0And forgiving is our remedy, it is the way of liberation, for sorrow and resentment are feelings so harmful that they have the capacity for destruction, paralysis and regression.<\/span>\u00a0Let’s take the following path:<\/span><\/p>\n

– Recognition: look at your feelings and recognize that you feel hurt, and this has paralyzed, sickened you;<\/span>
\n– Decision: in the face of my paralysis and illness, I decide to leave this place;<\/span>
\n– Action: take the initiative to ask for or receive forgiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no way to live these three steps at the same time.<\/span>\u00a0However, one must strive to win one at a time by looking at the current situation and focusing on the place you want to reach, the release of the feelings that chafe and fall ill.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is it so important to forgive?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Forgiveness has the power of deliverance.<\/span>\u00a0It makes us leave ourselves, our pride, vanity and self-sufficiency;<\/span>\u00a0leads us to a path that makes us recognize that we are imperfect and human, but that we can always start over.<\/span>\u00a0Are you willing to ask for and give forgiveness, or are you going to cultivate feelings that can bring death?<\/span>\u00a0The choice will always be ours, for to forgive is to have the ability to free yourself from your worst feeling!<\/span><\/p>\n