8-Steps To Self-Forgiveness: Do This Meditation To Free Yourself From Blame And Resentment
The hardest person to forgive might just be ourselves.
The key to self-forgiveness is remembering you are forgiving the younger version of yourself instead of the present-day you. It is the seedling that became you that you are forgiving. Having this awareness that the offense you committed was done by a less wise, mature, and evolved version of yourself can help neutralize any feelings of guilt and self-aversion.
Below is an eight-step self-forgiveness practice that can help you eradicate guilt and pain from past mistakes and in time lead you back to grace with a deeper understanding of yourself.
8-Step Self-Forgiveness Meditation
1. Identify what you want to forgive yourself for.
Write down the offense you are forgiving yourself for. Think back on your life; what comes to mind? If the situation you immediately think of seems too difficult to forgive, scale back and pick something easier. How old were you when you made this mistake?
2. Set the scene in your mind.
Visualize the place that symbolizes this incident. Where and when did this incident occur? How old were…
