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Authors: Iyanla Vanzant

Forgiveness (3 page)

 

 

Abandoned
Absentminded
Abuse
Accidents
Accusing
Addicted
Afraid
Aggravated
Aggressive
Agitated
Agony
Alone
Ambition
Analyzing
Anger
Anguish
Anxiety
Apprehensive
Arguing
Arrogance
Ashamed
Ashamed(of self/life)
Attachment
Attack (of self/life)
Avoidance
Bad
Being judgmental
Being opinionated
Being reactive
Being scattered
Being too emotional
Being ungrounded
Betrayed
Bitterness
Blaming
Blind devotion
Bored
Boredom
Bossiness
Burdened
Busyness
Carelessness
Cheated (out of something)
Codependency
Complaining
Compromise
Compulsion
Concerned
Conflict
Conflicted
Confused
Confusion
Control
Control (Loss of)
Controlling
Cowardice
Crazy
Critical
Criticism
Criticized
Cruelty
Cynical
Deceitfulness
Deception
Deceptive
Defeated
Defensive
Defensiveness
Defiance
Dejected
Denial
Denied
Dependency
Depression
Desperate
Despondent
Destructive
Devastated
Deviousness
Discontent
Discounted
Discounting
Discouraged
Disgraced
Dishonesty
Dismay
Disorder
Disoriented
Dominance
Doubt
Doubt (in self)
Drained
Drama
Dread
Dreaming
Egotistical
Embarrassed
Emotions
Emptiness (in life)
Empty (within self)
Enraged
Entitled (to more)
Envy
Escape
Exaggeration
Excessive focus on others
Excuses
Exploited
Extremist
Failure
Fake
FALSE
Fantasizing
Fatigued physical/mental
Faulty beliefs
Fearful
Fears
Feeling needy
Fixed ideas
Focusing on the past
Foolishness
Forgetful
Fragmented
Frightened
Grief
Guilt
Gullible
Heartache
Heartbroken
Heartsick
Heaviness (of burdens)
Heavy in mind or body
Helpless
Hesitant
Hopeless
Horrified
Hostile
Humiliated
Hurried
Hurt
Impulsiveness
Inaccuracy
Inadequate
Incomplete
Indebted
Indecision
Indifference
Indifferent
Indignant
Inertia
Inflexible
Injury
Insecurity
Insensitivity
Intellectualization
Intolerance
Invalidated
Irresponsible
Irritated
Isolation
Jealousy
Judged
Judgmental
Justifying limitations
Lack of commitment
Lack of confidence
Lack of creativity
Lack of discipline
Lack of energy
Lack of purpose
Lack of trust
Laziness
Lazy
Living in the past
Loneliness
Lonely
Lost
Low energy
Lying
Mad
Malnutrition
Manipulated
Manipulation
Martyrdom
Materialism
Mediocrity
Melancholy
Minimizing
Miserable
Misunderstood
Moodiness
Mortified
Narrowness
Needing to please others
Negativity
No fun
Nonsupportive habits
Numbed out
Numbness
Obligated
Obsessions
Offended
Opportunism
Outraged
Overeating
Overexercise
Overextended
Overlooked
Overspending
Overweight
Overwhelm
Overwhelmed
Overwork
Pain
Perfectionism
Persecuted
Phobias
Poor health
Poor self-esteem
Possessiveness
Poverty mentality
Prejudice
Pressured
Pride
Procrastination
Punished
Put down
Put upon
Rage
Rationalization
Rebellion
Rebellious
Regret
Repression
Resented
Resentful
Resentment
Resistance
Responsible
Ridicule
Rudeness
Running away
Sadness
Sarcasm
Scared
Scattered
Scorned
Seeking approval
Self-centeredness
Self-conscious
Self-deception
Self-obsession
Self-righteous
Shattered
Shame about something
Shy
Silly
Sorrow
Stagnant
Struggling
Stuck
Stupid
Suffering
Suspicious
Terrified
Tired
Tortured
Trapped
Traumatized
Troubled
Ugly
Unappreciated
Uncertain
Uncomfortable
Unfocused
Unfulfi lled
Unloved
Unmotivated
Unprepared
Unsupported by others
Unsupportive of others
Untrusting (of self/God)
Unworthy
Vengeful
Vulnerable
Wasted
Weak
Weary
Weird
Worn out
Worried
Worthless
Wounded
 
 
 

JUDGE NOT!

I
t’s funny, just like me, much of America is addicted to TV shows such as
Law & Order, CSI,
or
NCIS.
These crime-and-punishment dramas support our beliefs that everyone and everything must be judged. For every crime there must be a punishment. On any given day, we are all judge and jury in the cases we build or hold on to in our minds.

F
ORGIVENESS IS THE ONLY CURE FOR LONG-HELD JUDGMENTS
.

We judge ourselves and others when we believe someone is guilty until proven innocent. In the realm of consciousness, a judgment is a classification. It is a thought that classifies people and things as right or wrong, good or bad, fair or unfair when measured against what we believe. At the core of all judgments there is the belief that things are not as they should be, as we want them to be, or as we need them to be. Our judgments more often than not give rise to a toxic or negative feeling. Forgiveness is the only cure for long-held judgments. Forgiveness of our judgments opens space and energy in our minds and hearts that has been held blocked off by anger, bitterness, and resentment.

What is often challenging for the human mind to accept is that regardless of how hard, challenging, frightening, or difficult an experience may seem, everything is just as it needs to be in order for us to heal, grow, and learn. That’s just the way the universe works. Granted, most humans have a very difficult time accepting the way the universe works. This is what it means to be human. This is why we are faced with challenges and difficulties. This is how we ultimately learn to trust the process of life and our capacity to move through the hard times. This is how we grow in faith and learn to trust God.

The moment we determine what is, should not be, we are denying the presence of love. God is love. Love is always present, surrounding us; guiding, growing, and teaching us. Even in the midst of total chaos, pain, and dysfunction, love is calling us to a higher experience and expression.

Forgiveness inevitably leads to acceptance. It is a demonstration of your willingness to move on. Acceptance does not mean you agree with, condone, appreciate, or even like what has happened. Acceptance means that you know, regardless of what happened, that there is something bigger than you at work. It also means
you know that you are okay and that you will continue to be okay.
Even if you don’t know it yet, it means you are willing to get to that space: forgiveness restores our faith, rebuilds our trust, and opens our hearts to the presence and power of love.

 

JUDGMENTS

F
rom the age of 16 until his death on the eve of his 50th birthday, my brother was cross-addicted to drugs and alcohol. When he was sober, Ray was the most gentle, loving, brilliant man I had ever known. He had a wicked sense of humor, and he absolutely loved children. Watching the way he interacted with my children, I was often jealous that I did not have his patience and his capacity to see things in a childlike and innocent manner. When, however, my brother was high, his behavior was belligerent, argumentative, and quite often insulting. I could not for the life of me understand why such a beautiful, handsome, and brilliant man would willingly alter his state of consciousness and knowingly put poison in his body.

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