“Forgiveness is discovering that what you thought happened, didn’t.”- Byron Katie Is Forgiveness A Choice Or A Result? We have come to see forgiveness as a magnanimous action we either choose to extend or withhold. “I forgive you” is seen … Continued
“How easily confused are God and guilt with those who know not what their thoughts can do.”- A Course in Miracles Guilt- Unintelligent Regret What is guilt? We’ve all experienced plenty of it from childhood on. But what is it … Continued
“It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.”- Luke 15:32 The Prodigal Son and Innate Self-Worth The story of the Prodigal … Continued
“No particle can grow to seedling from anything but the whole. You know this. Why this continuous personal critique?”- Rumi The Second Chakra After the First Chakra (covered in last week’s article) the Second Chakra is the next … Continued
Forgiving- Look To Children For Examples In trying to gain a clarity of understanding of the nature of the Soul and the personality it is often helpful to look to little children. Little children (say under age 8) are still … Continued
True Forgiveness- Seeing There Is Nothing To Forgive True forgiveness of ourselves and of others is mostly about becoming aware of and realizing that what you thought happened didn’t really happen to begin with- not the way you thought it … Continued
“When we get even the slightest glimpse of the unity of life, we realize that in tearing others down we are tearing ourselves down too. When you sit in judgment on other people and countries and races, you’re training your … Continued