{"id":3459,"date":"2017-09-19T17:53:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T22:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2024-08-29T13:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:01:08","slug":"heed-oj-simpson-message-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/heed-oj-simpson-message-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"OJ Simpson’s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone who heeds the message of OJ Simpson will be much more successful in life!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

OJ Simpson is right on!<\/p>\n

This morning I was watching the news at breakfast.\u00a0 A story came on about OJ Simpson being released from prison soon, that the parole board had granted him parole after serving less than half of his sentence.\u00a0 Then his lawyer read OJ\u2019s statement about his upcoming release.\u00a0 OJ said that he will face his future by releasing his past.<\/p>\n

I agree with OJ!\u00a0 I have been through so many bad things in my life.\u00a0 If I continually thought of them and allowed myself to feel angry about them, I would be in a mental hospital for the rest of my life.\u00a0 I would be so depressed that I would be dysfunctional.<\/p>\n

How can you release your past? By forgiving!<\/p>\n

By forgiving, you release negative feelings, the cornerstone of depression. You replace them with peace and happiness.<\/p>\n

If you find it too difficult to forgive, just remind yourself you are doing it to improve your life.<\/p>\n

I had to forgive many people to overcome my depression. \u00a0My mother for her abuse, my ex who almost killed me more than once, and others. I forgave one person each week as I cried throughout the forgiveness process.<\/p>\n

Here is what I did:<\/h4>\n

I hand wrote on paper what each person had done to me.<\/p>\n