Let me perceive forgiveness as it is.
This is one of those lessons that I think I 'get' but at the same time I'm not completely sure that I do.
This line helps some: Forgiveness must be practiced, for the world cannot perceive its meaning, nor provide a guide to teach you its beneficence.
If there is anyone I need to forgive for anything it is me. I think this lesson has a lot to do with that as part of the practice session includes this:
Let me perceive forgiveness as it is. Would I accuse myself of doing this? I will not lay this chain upon myself.
While it's true, there was a time that I would easily blame others, find fault with others, accuse others for all manner of my own disappointments or for a given situation. The pendulum has arced the other way and I find myself self-reflecting to identify the choices I've made to arrive in a given situation. This is good and it's progress. I also recognize that I can struggle with forgiving myself - I do accuse myself of things that bind me, rather than observe my feelings without judgment (and certainly if I'm judging myself, I am surely judging others).
I understand that forgiveness does indeed take practice. I had a couple of conversations today that included this theme - the theme of practice, doing the work, taking the steps to become more familiar with our own divinity, in 'getting it' that I am not in the world, the world is in me (and in you, in each of us).
And, by the way, what a great day to be practicing this....the day in which we honor the Law of Pure Potentiality.
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