Sack of Potatoes
One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and
a sack of potatoes. For every person we'd refuse to forgive in our
life experience, we were told to choose a potato, write on it the name
and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of our bags,
as you can imagine, were quite heavy. We were then told to carry
this bag with us everywhere for one week, putting it beside our bed at
night, on the car seat when driving, next to our desk at work.The hassle of lugging this around with us made it clear what a weight we
were carrying spiritually, and how we had to pay attention to it all the
time to not forget, and keep leaving it in embarrassing places.Naturally, the condition of the potatoes deteriorated to a nasty slime.
This was a great metaphor for the price we pay for keeping our pain
and heavy negativity!Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to the other person,
and it clearly is for selves!!So the next time you decide you can't forgive someone, ask yourself
.......isn't your bag heavy enough?
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