The Law of Forgiveness: Freeing Yourself to Receive More Good

Sometimes the heaviest burdens we carry aren’t visible to the outside world. They live quietly within us — old resentments, lingering anger, memories of being hurt or wronged. We might tell ourselves we’ve moved on, but somewhere deep inside, a part of us remains stuck in the past.

The Law of Forgiveness teaches that real freedom comes when we release these emotional chains. Forgiveness isn’t about excusing harmful behavior or pretending painful things didn’t happen. It’s about choosing, day by day, to no longer let those experiences define us.

Mary Morrissey says it beautifully: “Forgiveness is not for the other person. It’s for you, so you can be free.” Holding onto resentment is like dragging a ball and chain through every area of your life — your relationships, your career, even your dreams. Until you let it go, it slows you down in ways you might not even realise.

Bob Proctor too reminds us that withholding forgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to suffer. The only one hurt is you. Resentment eats away at your energy, creativity, and joy — the very things you need to build a life you love.

Modern neuroscience supports what ancient wisdom has always known. When we remain trapped in anger or blame, our brain stays locked in patterns of survival — hypervigilance, fear, and defense. Forgiveness, on the other hand, literally rewires the brain for healing, possibility, and growth.

Forgiveness can be a quiet, private process. You don’t have to announce it to anyone else. You might start simply by writing a letter you never send, expressing your pain, your anger, your truth — and then choosing to release it. You might close your eyes, picture the person you’re forgiving, and say inwardly, “I release you. I set myself free.”

Often, the person we most need to forgive is ourselves — for the mistakes we made when we didn’t know better, for the times we settled, stayed silent, or acted out of fear.

Forgiveness isn’t always easy. Some wounds run deep. But every small act of forgiveness clears a little more space inside you for love, creativity, and abundance to grow.

You are not meant to carry the weight of your past forever. You are meant to be free. The sooner you forgive, the sooner you open your arms to a life that feels lighter, fuller, and more true to who you really are.

What if today, you chose to lay down even one small piece of that burden?

What new joy might rush in to take its place?