When I forgive myself, I learn...
When I hold onto the issue I don't learn anything. I manifest poor results.
So here is a personal story that illustrates the point. I purchased these Jabra bluetoothe earphones, they were stereo, they worked well, there was an issue with one of them within the warranty period. I took them back and I noticed at the time I brought them that the pouch was missing. This was an added accessory, I didn't volunteer the information, I just needed to exchange.
I used that pouch because it was a perfect size to put my Kodak Zi8 HD camera in. I have been using the pouch now for over a year. The bluetooth pieces have long since broke and I have began using the other pouch to hold my wifi card.
All that techy talk was just the simple set up to my having a deeper understanding of forgiving myself and learning a lesson.
I looked at the two pouches this morning together. They have never been side by side that I remember. I recalled many times remembering the packaging error, a little pebble of guilt all the while, may just outside of my consciousness. Then I realized in this very moment, man I haven't released that weight yet.
I understood, with this very small seemingly insignificant scenario that when I just let it go, after sending a prayer off for forgiveness, then forgiving myself...
The lesson was buried under the pile of guilt and shame.
For me today the lesson was that I haven't done very well at staying organized with material things. I actually felt, in that moment of humility, the strength to keep better track of material items, to take better care of my belongings. I kid you not, this was what came after lessening the guilt burden.
I was free to see other examples in my life. Then in that humbled place of inadequacy in not taking care of some of my material things. I was free to offer a silent prayer to ask God to make up the difference.
It may seem a little weird the connection here, but the message I received today is that there may be many weights of guilt and inhibitory issues that I am manifesting externally that can be released if I forgive myself.
Josh Andrus
Bring Value Academy
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