Many medical studies show that forgiveness improves your health! Chronic anger generates changes in heart rate, blood pressure, and immune response. Those changes, then, increase the risk of depression, heart disease, and diabetes.
Forgiveness, however, can lead to lower stress and anxiety levels, less depression, healthier and closer relationships, a healthier heart, lower levels of blood pressure, lower levels of physical pain, better sleep, better immune system function, and more.
It’s very simple, by forgiving, we heal from the inside out!
Hate and anger affect our current relationships and our ability to authentically and lovingly connect with ourselves and others. Only when we truly forgive will we be free of pain, hurt, and anger. If we hold onto them, we won’t be able to enjoy the present—and they will affect our health in many ways.
The person you forgive does not mean that they are innocent, but you forgive them because you want to improve your life.
When we forgive, we’re becoming free! It’s the start point of a new, better, life.
If you want to improve your life, one of the key things you must do is release the past and live in the present moment. We often carry the past with us—and if we’re not aware of this, the past will weigh us down, and we will feel stuck
Forget the past. Live the present and imagine the future.
If the hurtful feelings (hate) come back, remind yourself that you are choosing to forgive; you choose to take your power back, and you are choosing love. Without love, you can not change and improve your life.
Every experience we have is a learning experience. Sometimes we go through the fire, but we come out stronger than before.
All the people have bad times in their lives but those experiences are part of our spiritual growth here on the planet. If we’re open to seeing it, those dark times transform us and help us see new perspectives and insights.
We can’t change the past, so we should not let the past hold us, prisoners. We need to see the hidden value of what happened, there’s always a lesson.
The lessons of the past are the teacher and educate the people about their mistakes and how to improve their lives. Don’t forget nobody is perfect!
When we embrace forgiveness, we also embrace peace, hope, gratitude, joy, and generally better life. As we embrace it, we also embrace who we are—love. When we forgive, we are retaking power and control over our own lives.
That’s Christmas! Give Love. Forgive the people and Improve Your Life!
Christmas Time is a very special time of the year. It is a time for acts of kindness and time for reconciliation. It is a time for loving, caring and a time for sharing. It is time to say thank, exchange gifts and offer a smile to everyone you meet. Not because they are Christians but because they are human beings, on a planet we share; it is a way to say Hi, “Merry Christmas!”
Some in the media are creating a controversy over nothing in the attack on the words Merry Christmas. They tell us it is not politically correct, that you cannot say that? Why not?
We can celebrate Halloween, which is the celebration of Evil Spirits, which is kind of silly, well then what is wrong with celebrating Christmas and Positive influences?
If you like to say Merry Christmas, then say it; say it as you mean it. If you don’t say something else and give it a real smile from the heart; we are all in this together and it is just silly to thrust a debate on the words “Merry Christmas” surely we have enough other things to argue over in our daily routine. Think about this.
Don’t overthink. Just celebrate the Christmas! Give love and gifts! That’s Christmas!
The Awesome Gift of Self Esteem for Christmas!
Christmas is here and we all know what that means. It means that we have to think and re-think about what to get him and her, for Christmas. It means that our energy levels will be stretched way out. With all the preparations and money spending that we all will be involved with, one thing is certain.
A kind word to boost our self-esteem and Christmas cheer will be more than welcomed by all.
Even the most confident appearing person needs a little feel-good nudge now and then. If you just do not know what to get that special someone for Christmas, why not try to just make them feel good about themselves.
While shopping for that special gift, choose something that will send a self-esteem thought. Thought to just tell them that you are thinking about them and how much you treasure their friendship, or just their smile.
You can send that in a card, either store-bought or handmade by yourself.
People are so lost these days in the real tradition of Christmas that they feel it is all in the gift and/or the price of the gift. Stores have very nice cards, but they can just seem to lack that personal touch. A handmade card will give them a special feeling and lets them know you took some extra time just for them.
Your gift, whatever it may be, should be a true show of your thoughts, and how special they are for you. We all love to know that we are special in some way to others.
If you want to send more than a card, then get inventive. Maybe you can support that certain someone in their desires to learn something new or add fun to their day.
Throughout the year, if you were inquisitive enough, you may have stumbled onto their desire to start a new hobby or a new interest they wanted to start, but just never had that certain push to do it. You can be that push for them just buy making their gift a book or video with all the instructions they would need to fulfill that interest.
There are all sorts of not so expensive craft kits out there also. Take a photograph of yourself being happy, or doing something silly. That is sure to send a very heartwarming message and create a very nice smile.
Another way you can share your positive self-esteem is to simply invite a few friends over and bake a Christmas cake. Don’t forget to make some eggnog and share a Christmas baking cheer with each other.
It’s a very good Christmas feeling, one that is surely going to strengthen everyone’s self-esteem and Christmas cheer.
Remember to make time to visit your family and remind them how much you love them. It is Christmas time, a time of giving and spreading Christmas cheer. What better time to forget all the nonsensical family dynamics and just enjoy this special season as one heart and one appreciation of life.
Here is another way to put a nice self-esteem smile on a face. Call someone that does not have a car and take them shopping with you. Maybe share a quaint bite to eat with them and tell them this is your Christmas gift to them.
They will surely remember this day. It’s the people that expect nothing that really appreciate the smallest of gifts.
When did a good deed, hug or even just a smile and good cheer become so low on our Christmas List? Are we only made to feel important by the value of a gift that we receive? That is not true.
To show someone appreciation and love is itself a true gift. It has no cash value. The value that it carries, is one of true positive meaning and the desire to make a person feel accepted and unique.
Christmas time is about giving and receiving. When we give, we feel good in ourselves, so in actual fact, we are receiving at the same time. We are receiving a positive feel of self-esteem, from the act of giving.
To see a smile and to know that we have just made someone happy with our gift no matter how small it is, will definitely make us smile in return.
Each of us who receives a gift will experience those feelings of uniqueness. Our self-esteem increases because we know that someone values us as a person. It is a true Christmas feeling, one that can spread positive self-esteem worldwide.
Also, don’t forget to treat yourself throughout the Christmas holidays! Tell yourself that you deserve whatever your little heart desires. Spoil yourself. Take the opportunity to love yourself a little and thank God for who you are and for giving you His gift of life and be thankful for your family and your friends.
Remember to be thankful for the gift of Christmas! It truly is a day that brings everyone together to share their hugs and smiles!
Let’s all make our self-esteem a gift to give and receive. Christmas is a celebration of birth, so let us also celebrate the birth of newer, stronger self-esteem, both for you and that special someone.
At Christmas, we generally think of getting together with friends and family to have a great time. No one complains about a few days off from work to visit friends and family. Hopefully, you look forward to such a time, and you can appreciate the warm symbolism of the Angels and Santa Claus! Being with friends during the holidays can be quite therapeutic, especially since the laughter and the smiles soothe tension from work and other life issues.
If you find it difficult to get along with others or if there are any other issues you can work on, the Christmas Season is an excellent time to bring the change you need!
Sometimes it only takes desire and acceptance of an issue to affect personal change. Jesus saw problems and suggested practical ways in which to solve them, ways such as loving one’s brother as oneself and more. Everyone is different so each person’s challenges differ.
It will take some brainstorming, serious thought, prayer, and/or meditation in order to get in touch with one’s own issues. The Christmas Season exists in part to urge us to take a long look at ourselves and evaluate what we wish to accomplish.
We can all look to Christ as an example of forgiveness and acceptance of those around us.
We can emulate Christ’s generosity. He gave of himself and he provided bread and wine for those who needed it. He said to judge not one’s brother unless one also wishes to be similarly judged. This might mean that we should not set higher standards for others than we set for ourselves.
More than anything else, Christ knew that it was wise to forgive. Besides, if we can forgive others and put the past behind us, we will probably feel much better and become a little bit healthier than we would otherwise be.
Forgiving the actions of others does not mean that one need be foolish. It is a way of opening up to the possibility that God gives others the chance to evolve and to change for the better.
During the Christmas Season, we should all be mindful of the lonely people, young and old, who need to receive a positive word from us. By simply greeting another person in a cheerful way, we can bring about great changes in that person’s life.
For all we know, there might be an individual who is on the verge of making a severe mistake, but a few kind words coming from your mouth can rehabilitate another person. A cruel word and unkindness can have the opposite effect upon a person, especially a young person who needs to have his or her self-image built up.
It is reasonable to say that using kind and controlled language, would be wise and that this would be an issue to work on this holiday season if one is not already in the habit of speaking kindly.
Other suggestions for making positive changes include finding time for family, taking time off for rest, utilizing creativity to stimulate the mind, eating healthily, cutting down on sugar, getting more exercise, having a spiritual routine, and sharing with others.
Each individual knows what he or she needs to do to bring about positive change. It is not going to be easy and the holidays do present their challenges. Perhaps one might think of Christmas as a milestone that marks the arrival of change symbolized through the birth of an innocent child with innovative ideas of forgiveness.
The symbols have positive relevance and inspire goodwill. Santa Claus symbolizes generosity, the reindeer symbolize a group effort, the elves symbolize manual dexterity, and the snowflakes symbolize the beauty in differences.
These imaginative visual symbols remind us of how we can be co-creators of our own lives with a little extra effort, good will, and determination.
We can only be expected to try our best, to be gentle with our own souls, and if we make even a little positive change this Christmas, it will go a long way in the future!
In order to effect the change, we can do a good deed every day from now until next Christmas! Do not be like Scrooges, but let us hear those metaphorical Angels of Christmas past, present, and future. Your New Bright Future!
