When you hold resentment toward another,
you are bound to that person or condition by
an emotional link that is stronger than steel.
- Catherine Ponder


Forgiveness is a word we hear quite often in spiritual circles, and yet as much as it is used, one could sincerely ask of themselves if they practice the art of forgiveness in their own lives. Simply take a moment to be still and whisper aloud the word FORGIVENESS. There is a vibration surrounding the word that literally moves throughout the physical body and spills out into the energy field of the person when it is spoken or even thought.

So imagine that you and I are willing to step into that powerful vibration and to begin to release and let go of people and situations we believe have caused us pain or may have even harmed us. Forgiving the past can suddenly open new avenues to wholeness and the calming peace we have been seeking. It is truly a noble gesture to pardon someone for the things they have done or not done. In reality, it is a major gift we give to ourselves by coming to the realization that in Truth there are no victims, only volunteers.

No one nor any situation has ever come into our experience that we did not invite. The first step to moving forward from where we are right now is to embrace this spiritual understanding, to take
ownership and responsibility for how we live our lives. If we cannot be responsible, we cannot create the good we desire. Understanding that when we were created, Spirit gave us power and dominion over the elements, gave us a sound mind and the use of good, clear judgment to do what is ours to do in life.

It is up to us to use these abilities or not. When we step up and use our wisdom, use our Christ presence within us, we live full, productive, abundant, and healthy lives. When we don't, we live in lack, fear, and victim-hood (volunteer to be abused). Today I invite you, myself included to be in the perpetual state of forgiveness. Forgiving others, forgiving ourselves, and forgiving the belief that life is against us or that God has ever let us down.

There is freedom in releasing the hold of resentment. There is peace in taking a deep cleansing breath and exhaling what was, and inhaling only love and the air of a new beginning.

TODAY I FORGIVE MYSELF AND OTHERS FOR WHAT HAS BEEN. TODAY I MOVE FORWARD IN THE ENERGY OF LIGHT AND LOVE - AND SO IT IS.