Tag Archives: Forgive

Why We Must Be Gentle…

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.  – Mahatma Gandhi

others

We must not lose faith in anyone around us. We’re all diamonds in the rough and still have a lot of polishing to endure. Until we emerge brilliant we ought to be patient with the other sparklers around us!

us

This principle applies to us foremost. Do we feel disheartened when we fail to live up to our own high standards? Does that lead to giving up on our efforts? Do we excoriate ourselves often? Can we cut our own self some slack? It’s time we became gentle towards self so that we can then be gentle towards all others…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM gentle inwards and outwards!

Recommendation: The Path to Love by Deepak Chopra

The Path to Love: Spiritual Strategies for HealingKindle Paperwhite, 6

Why We Must Face Shame!

If we’re going to find our way back to each other vulnerability is going to be that path. Brene Brown

vulnerability

On Tuesday I shared some thoughts on Brene Brown and her talk on vulnerability. Here’s her next TED video which delves deeper into vulnerability by tackling ‘shame’ head-on! Real good stuff. Forces us to become more real, with self and others, check it out!

shame

According to Brene Brown guilt is ‘I did something bad. I made a mistake.’ While shame is ‘I am bad. I am a mistake.’ Women most often feel shame when they cannot do it all or can’t do it perfectly. Men feel shame when they think ‘I am weak’. It’s important to recognize shame when we experience it so that we don’t brush it aside. It pays to shine a light into a dark corner inside us. Because then we can be more human, more vulnerable and therefore more lovable and loving…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM facing my shame!

Recommendation: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulne… by Brene Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and LeadKindle Paperwhite, 6

Why We Must Forgive…

Those who feel they are victims will be most eager to make victims of others.Vernon Howard

victim?

How do we feel when we’ve been victimized? It gets us mad and we feel awful. We think it’s ok to not be nice to others; we might even decide to hurt someone else.

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Instead we should consider understanding the situation and the other person. Understand our own reaction and why we felt hurt. Then remind self that feeling hurt and victimized only injures us. Can we possibly forgive the person and the situation? Can we feel whole again and regain our peace?

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM forgiving therefore peaceful!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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How To Heal…

Find something to feel good about and get out of the way, and allow the cells to receive what they’ve been asking for. That is the key to healing.Abraham

feel good

We can’t feel good if there’s always more to do. We can’t be happy if we’re jealous, worried or anxious. Feeling good is the precursor to experiencing peace, which in turn heals us emotionally and physically…

allow healing

We must feel good first. And then not interfere by introducing negativity of any kind. Let’s feel being happy and soak it in. Allow the whole body, our being, to reverberate with this healing vibration. Breathe easy and let everything be…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM relaxed because I AM feeling good!

Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks

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How To Love Anyone!

Since God knows all about his children, it is easy for him to forgive. The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him.  – The Urantia Papers

forgiving

How beautiful! The reason God forgives so easily, or actually doesn’t even need to forgive in the first place is because God knows us completely! He knows why we do what we do and that we’re eternally beautiful on the inside. He also knows that the rough edges wear-off over time and that the final product is beautiful and perfect! Always…

and loving

So what can we do to easily forgive others? Adopt ‘God’s Way’ of viewing others and self. Only through deeply understanding others and self can we love them and us too. This has to be the biggest imperative for our society…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM forgiving and loving because I understand…

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

The Urantia Book: Indexed Version with free Audio Book on DVD (Can only be played on a computer with a DVD drive.)Kindle Fire, Full Color 7

How To Restore Self…

All forgiveness is a gift to yourself.  – A Course in Miracles (ACIM)

expectation = resentment

We build resentment daily. Mostly with others, when they don’t quite do what we expect them to do. And with self because life (or the day) isn’t going quite as we expect it to. Resentment with self is very subtle and we have to pay special attention to unearth this self-hatred…

gift to self

Forgiving others and self just once or occasionally isn’t enough. It’s a daily muscle we must develop. When we forgive daily, especially during prayer, we’ll feel an amazing lightness of being. Consequently we’ll be more joyous and healthy!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM ALL forgiving…

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

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Why Draw Closer To God?

… the fruits of the divine spirit which are yielded in the lives of spirit-born and God-knowing mortals are: loving service, unselfish devotion, courageous loyalty, sincere fairness, enlightened honesty, undying hope, confiding trust, merciful ministry, unfailing goodness, forgiving tolerance, and enduring peace.  – Jesus, The Urantia Papers

pleasing God

Some believers of God think that we have to go through major hoops to convince God to love us and to save us. God doesn’t need to be placated, he doesn’t need to be appeased, he already loves us. He created us to be eternal beings and this is so because we are his children. We are saved, we are safe. The only question is how do we know God and claim the peace that we deserve while still living?

fruits of spirit

We know God by simply accepting that he exists and by allowing him to participate in our lives. Once we give God permission to work with us then life begins to change. We slowly become more sure of his existence and his peace starts to hold firm in our hearts. We then tend to become lovingly service oriented, bolder, sincere, more honest and tolerant of our brothers and sisters…

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM God’s child and therefore safe…

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

The Urantia Book: Indexed Version with free Audio Book on DVD (Can only be played on a computer with a DVD drive.)Kindle Fire, Full Color 7