I'm learning again, I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter, but my will gets weak, and my thoughts seem to scatter, but I think it's about forgiveness~ Don Henley, The Heart of the Matter
Writing about my Hero's Journey has stirred up a whole pot of emotions. One theme that kept running through my mind as I reflected on my writings was forgiveness.
True forgiveness is one of the most difficult things I've encountered. It never seems to be a quick fix and it takes time. Forgiveness to me, is a state of mind.
I've carried around my share of anger and hurt. I've been lugging around a steamer trunk of negative emotion, and I'm tired. I want to set it down and move on.
The need to forgive is often frightening. I don't want to be hurt again. I realize my anger has less to do with what has been done to me, and more about the fear of being the recipient of more pain.
Forgiving someone is not an act of weakness, it's an act of courage. It takes courage to wipe the slate clean. You acknowledge your pain, anger, hurt and then you consciously let it all go.
Like that trunk of emotions I carried. One day I realized how much it was holding me back from moving forward at a comfortable speed. So I set it down in the road and began to take a few cautious steps away. Glancing back over my shoulder,
unsure if I was ready to leave it behind. I noticed the trunk sat there, and the emotions stayed locked safely inside.
Each day I reminded myself that all was forgiven and with a swift glance behind me, I kept walking away. One day I turned around and I could no longer see the trunk. I had moved on.
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