#12WaysofChristmas -DAY 10

10. Forgiveness

Forgiveness might just gosh darn be the most important way of not only Christmas, but of LIFE. When most hear “forgiveness” they imagine the common scenario of a conflict or tension between two people. Generally each person thinks the other person wronged them, and forgiveness is when you basically “drop the charges” and move on. This idea of forgiveness is very important for relationships to carry on past hardship, moments of tension or disagreement, etc. Relationships are so important to hold us together as a community and species. All relationships, even the smaller surface level relationships you have with the people you see day to day but don’t really know, are important. Every relationship we hold is important to our being, important to our lives, influence who we are and how we act, and are constantly changing and shifting with time. Sounds pretty turbulent.

Real forgiveness means that the “punishment” is truly dropped. That means forgive and laugh about it, but don’t hang it over their head… in your own head.

Forgiveness requires an authentic practice of keeping your attention to the moment. Not letting your brain hang it self up on the past, or wonder/worry about what’s next. Only focusing on right now. That’s true forgiveness.

Every new moment, new second, we become a new person simply because we are constantly undergoing new experiences that influence us. When practicing the way of forgiveness this holiday, look at the person for what they are right now…a new person.

Forgive yourself too, every second.

We are new in the morning, different in the afternoon, and transformed by night….CONSTANTLY.

So, let’s forgive our brains for fooling us otherwise, by thinking it knows what’s next, and celebrate newness of this holiday this moment to the next!

1Love

"Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now."