For years, I spent way too much time ruminating over a betrayal from the past: Every time I thought about this person, I would mentally run through the same old story about what had happened and why I was justified in still being upset. I then realized that it was right around the time this betrayal occurred that all sorts of other stuff starting falling apart in my life, and suddenly I knew that the negative emotion I was holding onto would end up poisoning my entire life if I didn’t do something about it. I then created a healing process that guided me in forgiving this person on a deep soul level, after which I experienced instant, sweet relief. A short time later, I also made peace with this person after having been at odds for years. If you keep picking open a wound from long ago, know that you too can quickly set yourself free by consciously choosing to heal through forgiveness and programming your subconscious to let go and move on.