Self Forgiveness

One of the most effective ways to bleed our spirit energy away is to impale ourselves on twin swords  of blame  and non forgiveness . The ability to forgive ourselves is  essential to our  soul's growth . Forgiveness mean to return good treatment for ill usage , which reminds me of a beautiful saying : Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the hand  that has crushed  it .

We are all susceptible to human failing . We've all pointed  the finger  of blame at ourselves  and others  and trotted  out an inner  perfectionist to bludgeon ourselves  with guilt  and shame . We have crushed  the delicate violet of an other's feeling  and trampled  our own under the heels of unrealistic demands . But  as the imminently true cliche  states ,"To err is human , to forgive is divine." As we forgive  , the divine fragrance  of the Beloved flows through us , bestowing blessing .

By becoming aware of the skid away from our higher self , we can move back into our hearts . Even though it may sound  too good to be true  , we can return  to our heart by merely asking to do so  and excepting that it is done .


Forgiving ourselves  allows  us to create  a garden of violets  that will perfume  our own  and other's lives  with the fragrance of love .