To hold no one in bondage to his errors, sins, debts, or obligations, is to find release from these for oneself. -- Joel Goldsmith, "The Heart of Mysticism," at p. 474.
Interestingly, in my quiet time this morning, the name of the wife of a former employer came to mind. I loved him...her, not so much. But we did the nice-nice with no problems. However, the last couple of years, their Christmas cards, always originating from her of course, have had slight slights in them...just enough to note, but not enough to natter about.
So here's me, in meditative reflection time, trying to decide whether to send them a Christmas card this year or just drop them. Comes a brilliant thought: I'll not send a Christmas card to them, I'll send her a little note letting her know that Christmas cards are no decent way to...blah, blah, blah, rattle, rattle, boom, bang.
I thanked God for blessing them and changing me, and I felt an easing in my heart. Then my blinding flash of the obvious: Forgiveness comes through the Father within flowing forth...we just have to be willing to receive the gift that is flowing out from us in order to pass it on.
I pondered that and realized that the block to forgiveness comes from the ego-victory mind which lives for the feeling of having been wronged, dissed, and of payback to win. So I tested that.
I consciously considered the lady, the source of my perceived slights, and her deliberate, with malice aforethought, cuts. My chest tightened, and a new meaner way to beat her at her own game popped into mind. I consciously thanked God for blessing her and changing me...and again I felt an easing in my heart.
It was a great gettin' up morning in my heart, my soul, my body and my brains.
It is true...to hold no one in bondage to her errors, sins, debts, or obligations, is to find release from these for oneself. And it is not up to God. It is up to me to be willing...to be willing to be free from my own self. That is all.
Thank You.
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