DO THE WORK

  

           

  

 

Complete each of the following statements, as many times as necessary to bring forward your first and most hones thought, feeling and/or concern. 


I forgive myself for believing God is not _______________________

 

I forgive myself for believing God does not __________________

 

I forgive myself for believing God will not ___________________

 

I forgive myself for believing God cannot ___________________

 

Today, I surrender _________ to God for healing.


 

 

   

 

Forgiveness is an ultimate act of love. It is not the act of "forgetting" an incident or upset. It is the remembering and the choice to "give away" the hurt we have attached to the experience .  

 

Forgiveness is the living of love or the application of love to our lives. It is remembering that we are capable of loving our- selves and others in a greater way.

 

The Law of Forgiveness states that certain ideas must be dissolved and cleared from the mind in order that other new ideas of a different character may replace them.  

 

Through forgiveness, we create new realities that allow us to experience greater love and freedom. Forgiveness sets the stage for a new act in our lives to begin. Holding on to judg- ments about experiences and people keeps us in limitation.  

 

When we allow ourselves the experience of forgiveness, we turn the key to open the cell of humanness and release the divinity that resides in us and in others, and allow that divinity to reign.  

 

Essentials:

 

1. Forgiveness starts in our own hearts. Only when we have forgiven ourselves can we give it to others.

 

2. Forgiveness is not condi-tional, even though our practice of it often is.

 

3. Forgiveness is an ongoing process. It continues in response to every judgment we make about ourselves.

 

4. Every gesture of forgiveness is sufficient. Whatever we are able to do now is enough. This understanding enables us to practice forgiveness with forgiveness.



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THANK YOU FOR A NEW IDEA
 

Mother God, Father God, Blessed and Divine Holy Spirit,

 

I know that You are all that is good in my Life.I know that You are com- passion and patience.  I know that You are grace and mercy.I remember today that You are clarity, purpose and Love.  Today, I know and surrender to the discipline and forgiveness that You are.  And, Lord because I know that I am created in Your image and likeness that what is true about You must be true about me.   So in me, there must be compassion, patience, clarity, purpose and love.  Because I am Your child, I too have grace, mercy, forgiveness and discipline. 
 
Today, I confess that I have not been living from that place.  I confess that I have been lost in my own drama and story and have told myself that I was unable to be forgiving when the truth is that I have just been unwilling.I confess today, God that I have kept myself isolated and separated from You and others by holding animosity and victimhood in my heart and mind.  And I confess that today I am making a different choice.

So, I just thank You today, God.  I just thank You for a new idea.  I thank You for the willingness to see things differently and do a new thing.  I thank You for the relief and release in my mind, my body and my life as I let go of the past.  I thank You for the strength and courage to do the work required to create a future that is different from my past.

 

So, I ask You today, God, to order my mind and my steps.  Help me to hear You in me as I move throughout my day.Help me to choose love and compassion, gentleness and kindness toward myself and all those I encounter today.  Let Your Love shine through me this day.

 

Thank You God!

 

I let it be so and so it is!

 

Minister Laura Rawlings

  

 Affirmations

 

 

I forgive myself for thinking that

I am not perfect, not good enough,

not smart enough and not lovable.

I claim my perfection, my enough-ness,

my intelligence, knowing  that I am

loved and lovable.

 

I live in the now and vision my

future knowing my Higher Power  

is at work in my life.

 

In this now moment,

I understand the true  

meaning of forgiveness.

To forgive others is to

love and forgive myself.

 

As I forgive myself and others,

I release anger and free myself

to create a life that serves my family,

my community and all of humanity.

 

I practice forgiveness and claim

that the past has no effect

on my present or future.

 

I no longer hold onto anger

and resentment.

As I release negative feelings

and destructive thoughts, I invite

peace and harmony into my life.

 

I have the courage today to forgive

my parents for any wrong that I

thought they did to me.

I take responsibility for my anger,

I take responsibility for any

hateful thoughts and I take

responsibility for

destructive feelings.

I forgive myself for any grudges

that I hold against my parents

or those who raised me.

 

 


 

         
         
  
   
You might be asking yourself, "Why would I want to practice forgiveness?" The answer is simple. Practice develops skill. Skill leads to mastery. When you master the practice of forgiveness it becomes as natural as breathing. And when you know how to forgive, you eliminate excess mental and emotional weight that keeps you stuck in repetitive situations, circumstances, and experiences that are not healthy or productive.

The only true way to create a more loving, productive, and fulfilling life is by forgiving the past.  Releasing the past restores us to the full energy of the present moment.

Forgiveness addresses how we think and feel about others and ourselves, and how those thoughts manifest within our lives as energy.


Excerpt from
Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything
by Iyanla Vanzant





Remember:

2014 is "the" year - - - to clean up and clear out every aspect of your mind, your heart and your life. Key words for this year are Think, Seek, Focus and Live in Truth.  2014 is a time to heal.


            

  




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