Self Forgiveness to Heal the Inner Child
What is self-forgiveness?
Self-forgiving is:
- Accepting yourself as a human who has faults and makes mistakes.
- Letting go of self anger for your past failures, errors, and mistakes.
- No longer needing penance, sorrow, and regret over a grievous, self-inflicted, personal offense.
- The act of self love after you have admitted your failure, mistake, or misdeed.
- The spiritual self healing of your heart by calming self rejection, quieting the sense of failure, and lightening the burden of guilt.
- The act of letting go of the need to work so hard to make up for your past offenses.
In order to forgive yourself you need to practice:
- Letting go of past hurt and pain.
- Trusting in your goodness.
- Trusting in the goodness and mercy of your Higher Power to take over the burden for you.
- Letting go and letting your Higher Power lead you during a hurtful time.
- Believing in the infinite justice and wisdom of your Higher Power.
- Letting go of fears for the future.
- Allowing yourself to be vulnerable to growth.
- Taking a risk.
- Letting go of self hostility, resentment and self-destructive behaviors.
- Working out your self anger.
- Overlooking slight relapses or steps backward and getting back on the wagon of recovery immediately.
Developing a personal spirituality.
- Developing an openness to the belief that you can change.
- Developing trust in yourself.
- Open, honest, and assertive communication with yourself concerning hurts, pains, and offenses experienced.
- Identifying and replacing the irrational beliefs that block your ability to forgive yourself.
All 12-Step self-help fellowships address these issues in a safe and positive manner.
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