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Take a few moments to write down the things and/or people You have considered Your enemies or something that could harm you.

 

You may find it helpful to work with the prompts:

 

In the past I have believed that ________ is an enemy in my life.

 

In the past I have believed that ________________could harm me.

 

After each statement, write the declaration, "I forgive myself for holding this belief and I surrender it to the universe."


 

 

   

 

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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WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO
DO WITH IT?



Beloved God, Source of All Good, Source of All Love,

 

Today, this day that so many are focused on love, I am grateful. I am grateful, today of all days, that I know it is not just romantic love that sustains us.

 

I am grateful, today, that I understand that romantic love can be and sometimes is fleeting.

 

I am grateful, today, that I understand that Your love is the ultimate, the most powerful transforming energy in the Universe.

 

I know, today, that it is Your love that heals us, it is Your love that forgives us when there is nothing to forgive.  For, it is Your love that re-minds us that You do not judge us nor hold our mistakes, mis-steps, and mis-interpretations or mis-understandings against us.

 

On this day of love, I am grateful that You, God, are love. On this day of love, I am grateful, that because we are created in Your image and likeness, that we, too, are love.

 

I am grateful that love is the essence of who we are. I am grateful that love is the strength that carries us through any and all hardship. I am grateful that love is the healing balm that soothes us when we are in pain.

 

I am grateful that love is the joy that we feel in the face of our beloved, in the presence of our family and friends.

 

I am grateful that love is the peace that we experience when we know and trust that we are loved beyond measure just for who we are.

 

I am grateful that love is eternal; that love never fails, that love endures.

 

I am grateful that love has everything to do with everything that is.

 

I am grateful that love is not just a Hallmark card, or flowers, or candy and "bling" (as wonderful as they all are).

 

I am grateful that love is the sharing of one heart to another, one soul to another.

 

I am grateful that love is looking in the mirror and fully accepting the image that smiles back.

 

What's love got to do with it?

 

I am grateful, today, dear God, that love is the power that will heal us, sustain us, comfort us, bring us unspeakable joy.

 

That love is the power that will transform any situation and circumstance.

   

That love is trusting that Your Divine Presence always is, in each and every moment.

 

That love is the essence that will lift all consciousness and give us the assur- ance of a bright tomorrow.

 

I am grateful, that when we get down to it, love is all there is.  Love is all we are.Love is all that You are in us, moving through us, showing up as us.

 

I love You, today, God.

I love me, today, God.

I love all of the ways that You show up!

 

In gratitude and expression of love for us all, I say "And So It Is", "And So It Shall Forever Be"

 

Amen!

 

Rev. Beverly Saunders Biddle 

  

 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





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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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