Forgiveness and Awareness
How is forgiveness of self connected to compassion for self?
Forgiveness is a Divine attribute, a blessing from the Trinity. Forgiveness can only come from the Trinity. It is not in our power as humans to bestow forgiveness.
Forgiveness covers past, present and future. As humans we cannot forget to that extent. In other words, if we remember the incident, we haven’t forgiven it. While in most cases, we can, but in others we cannot completely erase the inner wounds and the hurts of the inner child and we can remain feeling like victims.
When God bestows forgiveness, it means the wound or hurt does not vibrate any longer in our being. To forgive is Divine.
What we can do as humans is Accept. When we Accept the past, we can say, “This is what happened.” Acceptance creates Awareness… and consciousness with Awareness we can make sure it does not happen again. Acceptance does not mean we agree to it or it was OK.
It’s an everyday task to Be Acceptance. It lessens the charge of what happened, lessens the charge of the event and lessens your reactory state when dealing with just the self aspect-not the eternal circumstances.
Acceptance is a Soul quality. It is one of the gifts bestowed on the soul. When we learn to Accept and become Aware, this Awareness can help keep us from recreating the same behaviors repeatedly that caused the happening or event that caused the need for forgiveness.
Awareness breaks the cycle. Two components of awareness are:
- Discernment: another Soul quality
- State of Grace where we are forgiven by God
As we continue to Accept what happened, we move into Awareness and Discernment and we come to a place where we can live. Forgiveness is not something we can give or get as humans.
Emotions (different than feelings) play into this equation; too long to get into here. For further delineation, speak with Jozef.
Emotions cloud Acceptance, Awareness, and Discernment. Emotions do not lead to Right action; they are the recycling of the original wound. There is no magical pill to get out of the cycle of emotions and reactionary state. Emotions are an automatic response. You must be diligent and become aware of this cycle.
The only way out of that cycle is to practice Acceptance which leads to Awareness.
Example: I am aware there is homelessness. I accept there is homelessness. There is no “for” or “against” homelessness in acceptance. Just the importance of Accepting there is homelessness and it is part of the whole and it is not going away. It is the Acceptance of darkness and the shadow which causes it to “loose” its “power” to control you. Which enables us to be effective in our service.
Acceptance is like a flashlight. It shines on the darkness and allows us to ask “What can I do about this situation?” Awareness leads to action. Discernment helps to find the right action. It helps us focus and do something instead of being carried away by emotions.
If we can do this “something” — this “Right Action” — 51% of the time, Spirit will assist us in doing the other 49%.
We are never true victims. To Accept a situation does not make what “happened” okay or right, but Acceptance does lead us to taking responsibility for something….something that once we see and Accept, we can take action upon.
