your daily rock : forgive and let go

April 18, 2013 in Daily Rock, General

I’ve been thinking a lot about forgiveness. And about letting go deeply.

Why is it so hard to forgive and let go? Is it because we are right and they are wrong? Do we hold so tight to our “rightness” and our need to have that “rightness” validated that we stop ourselves from moving forward? Do we carry a heavy burden around with us when forgiveness would lighten our load?

This is important: Ultimately, we don’t forgive others because they deserve it or need it. We forgive because we deserve it and need it.

As Pema Chödrön has said, “If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart…”

How can you turn your attention to your own heart today?

Love,

(These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.