Question for all related to Forgiveness - Brandi

[Guest guest]

Hello dear Brandi,

 

I believe that is one of the primary reasons many of us are on this

path. So our motives may emanate without reasoning or analysis, from a

space of being rather than from the incessantly noisy ego permeating

our peace and clarity. That place of being lies beyond the world of

thought, beyond the call and manipulation of our desires and earthly

needs.

 

Something else I discovered early on my path is that " awareness limits

choice. " So when one becomes consciously aware of a truth then it

becomes impossible to " go against the flow " . For instance, becoming

aware of the true value of forgiveness it then becomes the only option

in all instances. It becomes a subconscious instinct but coming from a

place of higher consciousness. To consciously interact and attempt to

alter that " honest flow of energy " simply disrupts the natural balance.

 

Love to you, glen.

 

 

, Brandi Jasmine

<jazztalk wrote:

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> I try to avoid " shoulding " on myself. It doesn't work for me. I

forgive because it *feels good* ;-) ... Call me selfish, I don't mind.

Reality moment, few people forgive because they " should " or because it

pleases the Divine.

>

> Brandi

>

[Guest guest]

At 10:39 AM 7/10/2008, you wrote:

becoming aware of the true value

of forgiveness it then

becomes the only option in all instances.

Once you feel what I felt ... why would you want anything less? But those

who have never felt it like that, I can understand why they may scratch

their heads and wonder at our sanity (laugh). If you told be five years

ago that I'd feel better if I forgave people who hurt me, I would have

accepted that as one of those nice but impossible platitudes that mothers

tell their children. I can't fully describe the joy that came from this

particular moment of forgiveness. It came from realizing that this

person, and others like him, no longer would control me. I would no

longer bear the burden of resentment or rage, unless I chose to do it to

myself.

I think it was so powerful because all my childhood people had told me

not to let other people get to me ( " you're too sensitive " ),

that " it " was " about them not you " , and that I needed

to stop feeling bad (even though the hurt was still ongoing). I never saw

any of *them* do that when they were hurt ... and I took their

well-meaning words that I was to blame for my bad feelings. It wasn't

okay for me to feel bad. I took the concept of forgiveness as something I

was to do because I " should " , for God, not to be a bother, or

worse, for the benefit of the abuser. I just couldn't do it. When I

finally chose forgiveness for *me* ... that is when it snapped into

place. It was awesome.

Brandi