Part 4: 4 Steps to Releasing Offenses
- Author
- Michelle L Steffes, Author / Speaker / Trainer / Coach
- Published
- Tue 29 Jan 2019
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STEP #4: BEGIN TO ALLOW HEALING AND RESTORATION IN YOUR HEART AND MIND
Day by day, make the above declarations and begin to choose a path of healing, allowing your heart and mind to be filled with warm thoughts of love and compassion for yourself.
Take time to pamper and love on yourself with walks in the park, long baths or anything that gives you a sense of wholeness and well-being. Each time, meditate on your wholeness and happiness.
Use the following affirmations over yourself to aid in this stage of forgiveness:
- I am calm, secure and hopeful
- I am filled with joy and strength
- I am an overcomer in all things
- I am blessed and valuable
- I am talented and highly favored
- I live each day with anticipation for a new life
Allow yourself time and feel free to express any emotions you need to as you work through this process. Cry, shout, vent and share with someone you trust. Even in moments of solitude, this can be very therapeutic. Prayers, journaling and meditation are also very effective in helping you to sort out your feelings and detach yourself from the offense. As long as your goal is to reach the other side.
There is a Step #5 if you would like to take this to an even higher level. If possible, consider writing a letter forgiving the offender and sending it to them or telling them you forgive them. You can also pray for them, speak blessings over them or give them a gift of peace. This action is a bold step that can bring incredible restoration and a sense of completeness. Additionally, if you believe in reaping and sowing or karma, this action can change your destiny for amazing, new opportunities.
Excerpts and insights* from Chapter 6 of "Your Journey to Greatness Through Routine: A Guide to Creating a Success Routine"
Book Contains:
- 7 Actual Case Studies
- 8 Downloadable Tools
- Assessment Questions at the End of Each Chapter
*Certain portions have been added to actual book excerpts by the author.
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Michelle L Steffes is a Certified Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Executive Coach and Author of two books: "Reframe & Rewire" (also available on Audible) and "The Machine Inside Me." Discover more and contact her through her website, IPV Consulting.
