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ACIM Workbook Lesson #122 "Forgiveness offers everything I want."
Immediately after reading the above-quoted topic, I read this: “We do ourselves a great disservice when we let the bitter opinions of others mingle and subvert our own thoughts.” (Dodinsky) This brought to mind one of the Four Agreements as interpreted by Don Miguel Ruiz: “Don’t take anything personally.” It seems as though these two thoughts summarize exactly what I’m feeling right now. And these ideas remind me of Gandhi’s wisdom: “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change toward him.” Namastè, dear Friends.
Mary Baker Eddy quote:
“Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts." Science & Health Page 261:4-7
Thank you for these lovely thoughts today.
ReplyDeleteForgiveness, it seems to me, after reading this, is not just something you do when someone offends you or when you get upset with someone. No, rather, it is a whole different way of being where our very nature is changed, where we don't take things personally and where we honor our highest thoughts of each other and ourselves.
I love this delightful quote from Mary Baker Eddy too.
Gratefully, Cassandra