Throat Chakra | Polar Bear | Pine
I Forgive Myself.
Polar bear shows up as a reminder to let go of guilt and forgive yourself. You may be feeling badly for something you’ve said or did and you feel regretful. Take the noble steps of authentically apologizing or making amends and then forgive yourself. As a human doing your best, sometimes you will make an error in judgement, get tested, get triggered, or be misunderstood. This is part of the learning process and self-forgiveness is a crucial step that allows for growth and healing. Maybe you feel guilt for everyone’s suffering, as if you should fix it all. Do you have a constant feeling that you are letting somebody down? Forgive yourself for that which you cannot control.
As an expert swimmer through rough waters, polar bear brings you endurance to navigate the emotional waters on your path. In order to be able to forgive yourself, you also have to be able to forgive others. As Jesus said, let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Admitting to our own flaws and past mistakes can help us forgive others for theirs.
Polar bear brings the spiritual purity to understand the gift that forgiveness offers to all of the hearts involved. It washes away the residue of shame and allows someone to grow from a situation rather than shrink. Through forgiveness we find freedom to release each other and connect with the understanding that we are all one.
Forgiveness in no way means to continue to allow someone to hurt you. Make the necessary changes needed to heal your life, and forgiveness will follow in proper timing. Forgive and forget means allowing someone the chance to heal without prolonged guilt-trips. Like a crisp and pure winter’s night, polar bear sheds past hurts and clears the air through the journey of forgiveness.
Bach Flower Essence: Pine
Key Words: guilt, forgiveness, past hurts, purity, shame, letting people down, chin and neck shape, gums, bacteria, colds, ears, esophagus, acid reflux, brain stem and spinal fluid, sense of smell
Action Steps:
Are you struggling to forgive yourself for something? Talking about it and getting it off your chest with safe company can help release it.
Practice the Ho’Oponopono prayer to yourself daily: I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you
“Feeling sorry for” carries the same frequency as guilt. Observe if you often feel sorry for people in your life which often leads to enabling and codependency as well as becoming the “wounded healer.”
Meditate with the ancient sound “HU” (pronounced hue) by repeating it slowly with your breath or finding a HU medition online. HU is known to be the sound behind all sounds, woven into the language of life.
Notice when guilt shows up. Is it self-created or imposed upon you? Observe how many times a day you feel guilty for something.
Do you feel it’s always your fault? Look for patterns in your childhood where you were the scapegoat or took the blame for people.
Do you chronically judge yourself or others? The result will always be guilt. Observe how criticism affects your life.
Do you feel guilt for being unable to forgive someone? Take space from that individual so you can clear your heart.
Contemplate if you feel guilt for not being the ideal daughter/son, or guilt for not being a good enough parent. Journal around these feelings and see what comes up.
Take time to apologize to those you have hurt. This will clear your heart and theirs.
Sometimes we have suppressed guilt from a young age for things like our parents getting a divorce, or even for being born if it was unplanned. Regression therapy, hypnotherapy, Reiki, and talk therapy can help. Meditation and journalling can bring light to suppressed feelings.
“Confession” or something similar is required if guilt is eating away at you. Sometimes the best we can do is hand it over to God.
Does someone use guilt to control you? This is a form of gas-lighting abuse. Forgive yourself and make healthy changes to eliminate the allowing of gas-lighting.
