30 Days to Forgiveness

Jenna Atkinson
Jul 23, 2017 · 3 min read
Image by Eric Didier

I wrote an article about why you would want to forgive. I suggested doing a forgiveness experiment. Here’s some tips to do that.

Note: You can use this to become a more loving person. I did this and it helped me to overcome small annoyances.

I highly suggest tracking your progress in a notebook. Since this is an experiment and you are the scientist, you may want to look at it as documenting the process and outcome.

Remember this is a temporary experiment. You can go back to your old self at the end of 30 days, if you wish.

Step One

Set an intention to attempt to forgive. Put it into your own words, but state your intent. Write it in the front of your notebook.

Something like this:
I intend to experiment with forgiveness. I intend to give this an honest try.

Put the notebook by your bed or somewhere you’ll see it daily.

Step Two

Since everyone has free will, give permission. Whatever or whomever you feel is guiding you, you must allow this force of goodness to do its work. At the minimum you believe in a spirit of goodness or you wouldn’t be doing this, right?

Create a mantra or affirmation to repeat each day whenever you can remember or when you notice you are judging and blaming.
I am willing to be guided to forgiveness.

Step Three

When you have difficulty and can’t let go, imagine putting all your black unforgiveness into a box. Give it to God, Jesus, Buddha, your spirit of goodness, whichever name you choose.

Envision pushing it away and letting that entity remove your burden. Feel how light it becomes when you sincerely say, TAKE IT Please!

Documenting

Record the date of each entry.

Record what you did and how it went. Measurement is key in experimentation. Otherwise we forget. One day bleeds into another.

This could be the most important thing you do in your life.

If you forget a day, try to fill it in by memory.

If you forget for many days and find your notebook, forgive yourself and write that in your book as a success! I forgave myself and I’m not giving up.

Every kindness counts. These tiny victories seem subtle, but they are like a snowball. The victories gain momentum.

Before you know it, you can breathe again. You can forgive. And your world didn’t fall apart after all.

You just may feel so good — you decide it isn’t worth going back to the anger.

You may decide to live this way forever.

If this made a difference for you, let me know! I’d love to hear how it went.

I’m Jenna Atkinson and I’m an intuitive. I do readings and teach how to notice and understand the signs of guidance you’re receiving.

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