Letting Go Of Your Pain
By Dawn Billings
Pain is painful enough when it is present.
But what confuses me is why anyone would you want to keep pain alive after the painful experience is gone by, holding it firmly in their memory?
Pain comes into our lives bearing important lessons for us.
If you bodies did not feel pain, we would never know if we were injured, or how serious it was, nor that we needed to take steps to heal it.
Once we have learned what it came to teach, it would be better for us to forget the pain, and in pain's place, make space for joy.
If others have hurt you, let the pain go. Don't let your anger or desire for retribution prolong that hurt indefinitely. Forgive, completely let go, and free yourself forever, for that is exactly what forgiveness is about, freeing yourself from the memory of a past pain.
Memories are all that keep past pains alive. By forgiving, forgetting and moving on, you can be rid of the pain that haunts you.
Learn all you can from each painful experience. Vow to not make the same mistakes again, and then allow yourself to find a new joy to replace each of the old and useless painful experiences.
Then get ready because soon you will watch as your life takes a prompt and powerful turn for the better when you remember only the lessons left to you for what they are, gifts from the past.
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