I’ve heard this concept many times before—that when you judge someone, you keep them locked in that view. It’s as though judgement holds a piece of their soul in disconnection. I see now that my judgement of my dad—holding him as wrong, as undeserving of forgiveness—was doing just that. It was keeping both of us locked in separation.
I see humanity as one big web of consciousness. Our hearts are the portals that connect us into this web. When our hearts are closed, we’re cut off from each other. Perhaps that’s why we, as a human race, live so far from unity consciousness—because so many hearts remain closed.
Forgiving my dad was like unlocking a portal in this web. I truly feel it freed his soul on some level, because the karma between us ran so deep. It wasn’t easy. I carried so much anger for so long. But when my heart finally opened to him, it was like releasing lifetimes of stored pain.
This forgiveness has transformed so much in my life, especially my relationship with my husband. I’m feeling “sliding doors” portals so much at the moment—one of those pivotal points where the trajectory could shift dramatically, depending on a single choice.
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