Power follows the blame finger.
I am a bit thickheaded, so I got this one a bit harder.
If you really want to improve yourself and your life, you must do the hard work of forgiving anyone who has wronged you.
In Matthew 5, Jesus says: “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.”
Start with your parents. Forgive them for everything. They gave you the gift of life. Whatever they did wrong after that pales in comparison.
Second, forgive the one that broke your heart. They are gone anyway, so there is no point in holding on to the disappointment.
Third, you need to forgive anyone else who ever disappointed or wronged you in any way, shape, or form.
The Buddha once said that hatred was like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Let go of your resentments. Life is too short.
When you manage to forgive anyone else, you can forgive yourself.
Forgiving yourself is the key to freedom.
And freedom is the key to self-expression and life.
Power follows the blame finger, which means you forgive everyone else, don’t play the victim game anymore, don’t complain, and take full responsibility for whatever happened in your life.
Because if you are honest with yourself, you know deep down that maybe you are not to blame for what other people did to you, but in any situation, you could have reacted better.
You could have made better decisions, which would have brought you better results.
Power follows the blame finger.
With love, yours truly, Cristian.