Forgiveness. How to pray.
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A wonderful video by Marie Forleo on how to forgive when you can’t forget: https://youtu.be/XvUC9852WYs
Learnings include: we forgive for ourselves, forgiveness and trust are distinct, some people don’t have to be in our lives. How to carry out the process of forgiveness: forgive yourself and then the other person. “Forgiveness isn’t a weakness. It’s the ultimate sign of courage and strength.”
In relation to my previous post, Jocko Willink also mentions that some wrongdoers may be arrogant enough not to admit that they’ve done anything wrong and so to harbor any kind of emotion within us isn’t going to make the wrongdoer change. Essentially, letting go and forgiveness are going to ultimately help us to move up and become better.
Last Sunday’s Gospel was about a disciple asking Jesus how to pray—in which Jesus taught the “Our Father”. Just like forgiveness, the willingness to engage in intimate conversation with God through prayer isn’t for God—it isn’t about changing God’s mind (about maybe giving us that thing that we’ve been praying for); rather, it is to bring about change within us.
Whatever spirituality or philosophy you subscribe to, what will make your life worthwhile are those moments in which you take care of your conscious self. Let’s continue to pray &/or think (whichever you prefer) for each other.
Pax.
A wonderful video by Marie Forleo on how to forgive when you can’t forget: https://youtu.be/XvUC9852WYs
Learnings include: we forgive for ourselves, forgiveness and trust are distinct, some people don’t have to be in our lives. How to carry out the process of forgiveness: forgive yourself and then the other person. “Forgiveness isn’t a weakness. It’s the ultimate sign of courage and strength.”
In relation to my previous post, Jocko Willink also mentions that some wrongdoers may be arrogant enough not to admit that they’ve done anything wrong and so to harbor any kind of emotion within us isn’t going to make the wrongdoer change. Essentially, letting go and forgiveness are going to ultimately help us to move up and become better.
Last Sunday’s Gospel was about a disciple asking Jesus how to pray—in which Jesus taught the “Our Father”. Just like forgiveness, the willingness to engage in intimate conversation with God through prayer isn’t for God—it isn’t about changing God’s mind (about maybe giving us that thing that we’ve been praying for); rather, it is to bring about change within us.
Whatever spirituality or philosophy you subscribe to, what will make your life worthwhile are those moments in which you take care of your conscious self. Let’s continue to pray &/or think (whichever you prefer) for each other.
Pax.
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