How Do You Overcome the Disappointment You Have in Someone Who has Hurt You?

Forgiveness is not something that comes easily for me - I will openly admit that. If someone crosses me, I am not prone to turn the other cheek. Unfortunately, we cannot go through life bearing all kinds of grudges. You cannot ascend to higher heights if you are chained to old & bitter resentments.A while back, my father once told me, "Never let anyone live rent-free in your mind." What this means is that when someone crosses you or betrays your trust, and you spend - no, even better - waste time repeatedly going over and over in your mind about how mad you are at what they did and how no-good they are, you are giving them power over you. Unless you are certain that they are expending the same amount of time, energy, and or mental effort on you, you are giving them power over you and allowing them to "live rent-free in your mind."

I cannot spend my life rehashing all of the betrayals I have endured, nor can you. Life is too short. Put it in the hands of God; or whomever, or whatever you deem your higher power to be. When you lay your troubles in the hands of your faith, and trust that the Universe can and will deal out its retribution far better than you ever could, then you also release yourself. If you can find it in your heart to forgive the person - that's even better. However, as I said, forgiveness does not necessarily come easily for everyone.

Forgive if you can, but NEVER forget. There is a lesson to be learned in one's betrayal. For every honorable person out there, there is a dishonorable person. If one has found a way to betray you, trust that another person can also do so if he or she plots strongly enough. I tell you not to forget so that you may learn from these negative experiences ... so that you may pick up the necessary cues in order to minimize the chances of future betrayal.

Trust and believe, God ... the Universe ... that higher power is ALWAYS watching. None of us are without sin. Based on what we have done in our lives; good, bad, or indifferent - we shall all get what we have coming to us. If nothing else is certain in this world we live in - believe in this:
GOD DON'T LIKE UGLY & KARMA CAN BE A MEAN S.O.B.!

Walk towards the light, but do not allow that lightto blind you along the path you must walk in order to get to it.