"Through forgiveness, which essentially means recognizing the insubstantiality of the past and allowing the present moment to be as it is, the miracle of transformation happens not only within but also without."
- Eckhart Tolle
I've been hearing the word "forgiveness" lately. It seems like it's been a theme these past two weeks for me. I've been working on my own self and giving myself permission to forgive myself for doing the things I did. I forgive myself for doubting myself. I forgive myself for thinking negative thoughts about myself. I forgive myself for having to take on things I could not handle.
I believe that it starts within to forgive, then you can begin to forgive others around. I'm finding out that the sooner you forgive, the easier it is to be in the present moment with yourself and with others.
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People often fail to realize that forgiveness & love are 2 sides of the same coin. When we were given our human lives it didn't come with a promise that we would be happy & joyful but rather, it came with the promise that we would be provided with all the necessary means for creating a joyful experience for ourselves.
God's miracles are abundant & the delivery is never ending however, the quality in which those miracles show up in our lives is where our part as co-creator begins.
We are the most precious & the most magnificent of all God's miracles yet we are the most ignorant of this truth. Ultimately our purpose for being here, on this planet called "Earth school", is to participate in the collective exploration of love's expansion. My Spirit Guides told me about the 3 step shortcut path to true enlightenment.
It has nothing to do with wisdom or one's ability to live for 72 hours with their head buried in the sand.
It has nothing to do with anyone's mastery of any wisdom whatsoever.
TRUE enlightenment, as far as it should matter to us humans, is achieved when we can look at every moment in our lives, the good & the bad & honestly say "if I had to do it all over again I would not change a single thing."
The 3 simple steps are, Love for one's own self, love for one's own life, & love for humanity.
Forgiveness, or the lack thereof, is what keeps us from experiencing the ultimate joys that life has to offer.
Forgiveness is for someone who has done something wrong. Regardless of what they did, if they are the one's in the position for being forgiven & we are the ones who are meant to give it then ultimately, the full weight of the detriment is on our shoulders.
People choose NOT to forgive because they've chosen to be angry. They've chosen to hold the other person in contempt. They've chosen to harbor negative feelings because, like so many people in our society, they want to have the final draw of the sword. Knowing that someone wants our forgiveness can be a really big power trip rush.
However, no matter how much we choose to drag it out, so long as we refuse to forgive the longer we will continue to live in anguish.
Rage, vengeance, hostility, contempt, & spite are all qualities of hatred.
If we're experiencing hate, then we are NOT experiencing love therefore, we are NOT experiencing joy in life.
Hatred & love cannot occupy the same place at the same time because there very existence of one eliminates the existence of the other.
Hate is not the "opposite of love." Love is an all encompassing thing like a circle, any something that is all encompassing can have no opposite.
So what then is hate? Hate is the "absence" of love. So when we choose not to forgive all we are doing is creating one more reason for our own misery.
One of the greatest blessings I got from my near death experience was a higher wisdom & understanding of Love & Forgiveness.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that I am NO master at either.
I've been known to hold grudges.
But when this happens I am always reminded of what God told me when I was in heaven sitting on His lap eating fruit with Him. "Son, forgiveness is harder so that loving can be easier & the harder it is to forgive, the more important it is to forgive."
Forgiveness is just the starting point. Like I said earlier, love & forgiveness are 2 sides of the same coin' can't have one without the other."
GOD BLESS & GOOD CHEER IN THE LIGHT!
Dr. AJ Eakin
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