Comments on: Five Uplifting Days: Day 3 – The Power of Forgiveness http://qmusings.com/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/ Something to Think About Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:28:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-14570 MsQ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:39:32 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-14570 <strong>Jill:</strong> I think that most people, even those who think that the idea of people have positive or negative energy is a bunch of hooey know people who make them feel energized and those who make them feel drained. I mean, how do you explain charisma or the "something about that person just feels WRONG" feeling? Granted some people are drawn to people that may give other the heebie-jeebies! Of course, the closer we are to someone, the more we can detect changes in their mood. In my own case, when I have let go of resentments, I do feel lighter and better. It may take me a while to let go and some resentments I really do want to let go of and they just hang and hang around until I finally figure out the root cause. Jill: I think that most people, even those who think that the idea of people have positive or negative energy is a bunch of hooey know people who make them feel energized and those who make them feel drained.

I mean, how do you explain charisma or the “something about that person just feels WRONG” feeling? Granted some people are drawn to people that may give other the heebie-jeebies!

Of course, the closer we are to someone, the more we can detect changes in their mood.

In my own case, when I have let go of resentments, I do feel lighter and better. It may take me a while to let go and some resentments I really do want to let go of and they just hang and hang around until I finally figure out the root cause.

]]> By: Jill http://qmusings.com/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-14566 Jill Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:38:18 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-14566 That part you said about your mom being able to feel the change sort of reminds me of when I've talked about being able to feel someone withdraw during a conversation - I hadn't thought of it as energy, but it sort of makes sense in that it is something palpable. That part you said about your mom being able to feel the change sort of reminds me of when I’ve talked about being able to feel someone withdraw during a conversation – I hadn’t thought of it as energy, but it sort of makes sense in that it is something palpable.

]]> By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-14490 MsQ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:57:45 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-14490 <strong>Eric </strong>(I do like "Speedcat"!): The vibration theory is interesting and I've come across it in several books. Even if you don't believe in vibration, I do think that there are people that energize you and people who drain you. I've also noticed how some people I just like immediately and feel very relaxed with - usually it's because I don't feel that they are in any way judging me. Those people have "good vibes"! <strong> Gregg:</strong> I don't try to forget the things my parents have done but I'll be reminded of events by others. Sometimes my parents themselves have forgotten or totally gloss over some event. One thing about forgiveness, at least for me, is after I dealt with the pain and then forgave the person who caused it, I may remember the pain but I no longer feel it. I can even discuss it with the person and it has no emotional content. Which is great because then we can both learn from it. Did your parents ever apologize or at least give them their reasonings? Eric (I do like “Speedcat”!): The vibration theory is interesting and I’ve come across it in several books. Even if you don’t believe in vibration, I do think that there are people that energize you and people who drain you.

I’ve also noticed how some people I just like immediately and feel very relaxed with – usually it’s because I don’t feel that they are in any way judging me. Those people have “good vibes”!

Gregg: I don’t try to forget the things my parents have done but I’ll be reminded of events by others. Sometimes my parents themselves have forgotten or totally gloss over some event.

One thing about forgiveness, at least for me, is after I dealt with the pain and then forgave the person who caused it, I may remember the pain but I no longer feel it. I can even discuss it with the person and it has no emotional content. Which is great because then we can both learn from it.

Did your parents ever apologize or at least give them their reasonings?

]]> By: Gregg Hawkins http://qmusings.com/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-14488 Gregg Hawkins Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:41:23 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-14488 I forgot where I read or saw this, but it said that forgiveness eventually lets you move on. That, when you don't forgive, whatever you're trying to let go of will always be there until you do. The thing is that people shouldn't relate forgiving to forgetting. Everyone should forgive, but if we forget than it'll happen again. For example, concentration camp survivors have forgiven what has happened to them, but will never forget. If we forget that tragedy then history will repeat itself. My parents transferred my brother and I to a different high school for our junior and senior year and we really never forgave them and held it against them for quite some time. We got in a fight about it one day and I didn't even talk to our dad for over 3 months, until I totaled our car going to school one day. I've forgiven him and everything's good, but in a way deep down inside I won't forget that our parents transferred us against our will. I forgot where I read or saw this, but it said that forgiveness eventually lets you move on. That, when you don’t forgive, whatever you’re trying to let go of will always be there until you do. The thing is that people shouldn’t relate forgiving to forgetting. Everyone should forgive, but if we forget than it’ll happen again.

For example, concentration camp survivors have forgiven what has happened to them, but will never forget. If we forget that tragedy then history will repeat itself.

My parents transferred my brother and I to a different high school for our junior and senior year and we really never forgave them and held it against them for quite some time. We got in a fight about it one day and I didn’t even talk to our dad for over 3 months, until I totaled our car going to school one day. I’ve forgiven him and everything’s good, but in a way deep down inside I won’t forget that our parents transferred us against our will.

]]> By: Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" http://qmusings.com/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-14481 Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:22:25 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/08/15/five-uplifting-days-day-3-the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-14481 A deep thinker you are indeed. I agree with what you have spelled out here, but am new to the "vibration" theory. I think of vibration as getting a "Kit & Kaboodle" of calls at work :-) A deep thinker you are indeed. I agree with what you have spelled out here, but am new to the “vibration” theory. I think of vibration as getting a “Kit & Kaboodle” of calls at work :-)

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