The Forgiveness Process Continues

The forgiveness process continues. Last week, I encourage our radical forgiveness class to fill out a forgiveness worksheet every day. That is operating under the assumption that someone will disappoint us at least once during the day. In my humanity, I can safely say that I will have unrealistic expectations of someone who will not fill them. As a minister, I cannot ask those in the congregation to do something that I am not willing to do. So, I have filled a sheet out every day since last Wednesday. I am amazed at how the same feelings, beliefs and patterns keep showing up no matter what the situation. It has been incredibly eye-opening for me. I knew that my beliefs colored the way I see the world. This has made it tangible in a way that I am starting to recognize it before it can grow and fester. I see much more clearly now that my experience has very little to do with what is really happening. It is all about how I see things and my perception is based on my beliefs. I have some intense grief as I see my patterns and at the same time, I experience great feelings of expansiveness and awareness of my connection to humanity. I am eager to see what will happen after 49 days of this practice. Stay tuned.