TAKING TIME TO HEAL

Our emotional wounds, large and small feed the “parasite” of the mind, as our attention is consumed by the negative thoughts that feed off that wound.

When this relationship between the mind and the emotional body is focused on past hurt, the parasite thrives as it uses the emotional wound to keep us trapped in a fog of negativity.

Forgiveness heals any wound, the parasite can no longer use it to cause pain. To forgive is to accept and let go. We can learn from the experience that caused the wound, and even cry if the wound is still painful in our emotional body, but forgiveness stops the parasite from feeding on the wound and using it to reinforce a condition in our mind.

Practice

Every wound heals in time, and giving yourself time to heal is an expression of compassion for yourself, an act of love.

Be gentle with yourself today.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.