Welcome to the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

My name is Lisa A. Romano.

I am a life coach, best-selling author, YouTube vlogger, meditation teacher, an expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse.

I am a believer in the power of an organized mind.

My aim is to help people learn what it means to live above the veil of consciousness, rather

than living a reactive life.

May your heart feel blessed, your mind feel expanded, and your spirit find hope, as you

spend time with me here at the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

So today we're going to be talking about forgiveness.

And what I would like to present is this idea of forgiveness being an energy versus an act.

And so when we think about forgiveness, so often times the human mind goes, oh, I have to give this person

something now, this person who hurt me, this person who abused me, this person who abandoned

me, you know, this person who destroyed my life, this person who cheated on me, this person

who smeared my name.

You know, so oftentimes when we think about forgiveness,

it's like we're giving something away. And I think, you know, if we look at it in terms of energy,

you know, here we have a situation in which we feel like someone has taken so much from us.

And now we're asking ourselves or someone a therapist or

our family member or even the person who's wounded us they're asking us to forgive them which in

terms of energy it feels like I have to give you something and you have already taken something from me.

So it's like double dipping.

You already took from me, whether it's trust.

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