forgiveness

Bag Of Potatoes---FORGIVENESS

One of my teachers had each one of us bring
a clear plastic bag and sack of potatoes.
For every person we had refused to forgive in our
lifes experience, we were told to choose a potato,
write on it the name and date, and put it in
the plastic bag.
Some of our bags, as you can imagine, were quite heavy.

We were then told to carry this bag with us everywhere
for one week, putting it beside our bed at night,
on the car seat when driving, next to our desk at work.

The hassle of lugging this around with us, made it clear
what a weight we were carrying spiritually, and how we had
to pay attention to it all the time to not forget,and leave
it in embarrassing places.

Naturally, the conditions of the potatoes
deteriorated to a nasty slime.
This was a great metaphor for the price we pay
for keeping our pain and heavy negativity!.

Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to the
other person, and it clearly is for ourselves!

So the next time you decide you can't forgive someone,
ask yourself....

ISN'T MY BAG HEAVY ENOUGH?

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