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Thoughts on Forgiving

Thoughts on Forgiving

This morning I was reviewing the comments made to my Blogs and I noticed something very interesting.  Every Blog except the blog post on “What is Forgiveness” had comments.  Many of the Blogs had a significant number of comments.

This observation made me wonder why.  Is it because we find it hard to forgive?  Is it because we do not understand the importance of forgiveness in our life?

Forgiving is one of the most profound and powerful things we can do.  It is life changing.  It can relieve us from carrying an unbearable burden.  It can free us to be in the now.  It can remove the filters of illusion from our sight and allow us clear vision.  It is a significant tool to transforming our lives.  It frees us to experience the joy that is in our life.  It increases our awareness of our many blessings. It is special because it simultaneous benefits us when we give to another.  Forgiving ourselves is one of the keys to living a joyful and fulfilling life.  

It is not easy to forgive, but when you do so the reward far outweighs the effort.

So… Since no one had commented on this blog post since I wrote it in June I decided to write an article on Forgivess: The Key to Freedom and Happiness.

You can read it here
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Key to Freedom and Happiness

Forgiveness: The Key to Freedom and Happiness

by Genevieve Gerard

I often said I would write an article entitled “Forgiveness, the Ultimate Act of Selfishness.”  However, this morning as I sit down to write it seems a more appropriate title would be “Forgiveness: The Key to Freedom and Happiness.”  We have all seen the results of a failure to forgive in mean, embittered old people who live lonely lives, blaming others for their misery and their lot in life. 

Shakespeare shared his insight on forgiveness’ grace in these lines from the
Merchant of Venice:

“The quality of mercy is not strain’d,

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest:

It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.”[1]

Forgiveness may be a blessing to the one you forgive, but to you it offers a healing and freedom to move forward in your life that is much more powerful for you than it is for the one who is forgiven. 

When I have said this to people they frequently ask if forgiveness is warranted even when someone has done something that is unforgivable.  They ponder whether it is right to forgive someone of a truly heinous act.  My answer to this is always a resounding yes.  In forgiving someone there is always the possibility that the grace of forgiveness will allow them to truly see the error of their ways and thus bring about transformation. 

However, far more important is the grace that forgiveness offers you in freedom from the burdens of anger, hate, resentment, or sorrow that is harbored inside of you.  Carrying these old feelings burdens you in the present.  If past wrongs are continually brought into present time they are never really over.  As long as you carry the burden of your anger, hate and resentment the past is dominating your present.  You become inextricably bound to that old wrong as you carry it with you into the present, into the now.  By not forgiving and letting go, you allow the old wrong or hurt to color your whole life.

It is reminisant of an old Zen parable from Zen Flesh, Zen Bones called “The Muddy Road” about Tanzan and Ekido, two Buddhist monks, who were renunciates. 

Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road.  A heavy rain was falling.  Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.  “Come on, girl” said Tanzan at once.  Lifting her in his arms he carried her over the mud.  Ekido did not speak again until that night when they reached a lodging temple.  Then he could no longer restrain himself.  “We monks don’t go near females” he told Tanzan, “especially not young and beautiful ones.  It is dangerous.  Why did you do that?”

“I left the girl there.” said Tanzan.  “Are you still carrying her?”

So it is with us when we fail to forgive past wrongs.  We are required to carry them long beyond their time.  If you fail to forgive, the past limits your ability to fully appreciate and experience the gifts of the present, because these old harbored wrongs are filling your present time with useless baggage from another time and place.  In order to fully experience the freedom and the happiness that is granted to those who live in the now, it is necessary to let go of what you are bringing with you that is not a part of the now.  To do this you must forgive the people who caused all the old hurts, wrongs or resentments you are carrying with you.

Of course, there is often another element that must be faced.  In order to fully forgive you must make an honest assessment of any responsibility you may have had in the situation that resulted in your being hurt.  If after an honest assessment you find that you share any of the blame in bringing about this situation, you also must forgive yourself.

One final step in any situation where you find mutual responsibility is to allow yourself to be forgiven by the other.  All that is required is simply your openness to the energy of forgiveness from the other and does not require their active participation.

Forgiveness of old hurts and forgiveness of yourself is like dropping a heavy load that you have carried for far too long.  Once you have let go of it you may well find yourself wondering why you chose to carry it for so long.  Once you have let go of the old hurts, resentments and pains you will be free to experience what is happening and what is possible in the now. 

There is a tremendous freedom that comes from being able to cope with the challenges of the now, in the now.  Burdens are lightened and your perspective becomes clearer. Today’s challenges become sufficient for today. And, at last, you have the freedom to live your life fully, one day at a time, one moment at a time, blessed by the freedom of the eternal now.

About the author: Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened awareness.  She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of the soul.”  Browse her body of work at www.GenevieveGerard.com.

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[1] The Merchant of Venice, Act 4  Scene 1

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What to Do While Waiting

What we can do while we are waiting for Godot

Often, in life, we find ourselves ready to proceed with whatever we are planning to do, but find that we have to wait.

Waiting brings up a lot of feelings, impatience, frustration, annoyance, even at times anger. But waiting patiently also provides us with a unique opportunity not found at other times in life: the chance to rest in, or be in the moment, without the distractions of doing.

That sense of powerlessness can be turned into a time of empowerment by turning whatever time we are required to wait, into a space to center ourselves, and let ourselves bask in the pleasure and the joy of just being in the now.

Surrendering to the moment in which there is nothing else to do (and therefore nothing else you need to do) but just enjoy being, in the now. Comment and let me know your experience.

Namaste,

Genevieve

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Hay House Book Proposal Video

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Created by my team while I was doing workshops in London so that I could upload to YouTube.com .

It discusses why I wrote my upcoming book called Touch of the Soul: How to experience true happiness.

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Working In Groups

Working in Groups

More and more people are intuitively drawn to working in groups. The enhanced power of working in a group attracts us. As we form groups and begin to work out how to work together, we realize that we must create new ways of supporting one another and communicating with one another. Old paradigms of competition must be replaced by new paradigms of mutual support and cooperation.

This can all be accomplished by working together in groups.

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In this program you do not focus upon fixing the personality, but on empowering the personality into the dynamic achievement of full integration of the self.  As you connect with your Soul and realize you higher purpose, you discover your ability to fulfill your work in the world while manifesting your deepest wish.

Genevieve specializes in helping leaders in the world of business and the arts resolve creative blocks and understand the worldwide vision and larger scope of their work.  She works with a combination of techniques that include meditation, visualization and intention.  There is a special emphasis on how to focus and use your energy more effectively in the world.  She has a natural ability to help you identify your Soul purpose in life, and show you how to manifest and achieve what you desire.

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The Opportunity Package is the most accessible of the Guiding Light Mentoring Programs.  Mentoring will take place by telephone or Skype unless other arrangements are made.  This package is offered as an entry point and an opportunity to start the process of manifesting your purpose.  It can be purchased to create a specific transition or transformation in your life, or to complete the qualifications for the Ultimate Mentoring Program.  This introductory program can only be purchased three times.  After this, individual participants will either have the success in their life to justify transferring to one of the regular Mentoring Packages, or be qualified for the Ultimate Mentoring Partnership Program.

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The Sapphire Package, $10,000 USD.  Includes (8), 2-hour one-on-one mentoring sessions with Genevieve, and (10) Laser Light 10-minute at need phone calls or emails.  

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In a few rare and special circumstances, Genevieve will offer a unique opportunity for participation in the Ultimate Mentoring Partnership Program.  Because Genevieve’s goal and purpose is world transformation and service, she wishes to work with like minded people bringing transformation into the world through this special program.  She is now making her Guiding Light Mentoring available in this new and different way. 

This program is priceless and is only available under the following conditions. The program is based on mutual agreement.  The time and frequency of contact will be based on mutual availability, and project need.  If your project or vision is chosen, Genevieve will offer to provide all mentoring to you with the understanding that when the project manifests, she will be compensated by a 10% share in the venture.   

Part of your honor agreement as a participant in this special program is to be respectful of Genevieve’s contributions by honoring her time.  Contact will be by telephone or Skype unless special circumstances of the project require her physical presence, at which time costs of travel and accommodations will be covered by the project as a business expense. Genevieve’s on-site participation will only be available by mutual agreement that it is necessary for the project or the group.

To apply for consideration in this special program you must be registered in a Guiding Light Mentoring Program.  Once you are enrolled in a Mentoring Program, Genevieve will personally review your completed proposal.  Based upon your initial proposal, if your project is of interest, more information may be requested. 

Genevieve wishes to be available to those dedicated to service and transformation in this changing world.  If you have an idea that shares this vision she may offer you support by extending to you the opportunity to turn your idea into an Ultimate Partnership Project.

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The Value of Keeping a Journal

Keeping a Journal

by Genevieve Gerard

As I spend time away from the United States I am reminded that journaling is a wonderful tool to help us in the process of transformation.

A journal is a friend you can share with, knowing there is no judgment.

Many years ago when I began journaling, I resolved to live each day so that when I looked back at it when I got older, I would smile. Now, no matter what sorrow or loss I may have been experiencing at the time I was writing, when I pick up an old journal to read, I find I do smile. The love and compassion that the passage of time has granted puts everything into perspective. I did survive, I did prevail, and I have arrived in a different moment of time, bringing with me the wisdom that those events long ago imparted.

The very act of journaling has brought magic into my life with the healing way it has brought me through the dark night of many experiences into the light. Early in my experience of journaling, I began to notice that no matter how unhappy or unsettled I was when I started write, the process of writing would start to clarify things. By the conclusion of the writing, my perspective had shifted, and I was able to understand life and events with a greater depth and clarity.

The times in my life when I have neglected or discarded the discipline of keeping a journal I have regretted the loss of that piece of my journey, for our memory fades and without keeping a journal the lessons we have learned tumble into the mosaic of our life. The mosaic is still beautiful, but without the fine detail and clarity.

To keep a journal does require a commitment and a certain amount of discipline. What I found works best with how to journal is to make a daily entry, even if that entry is simply “To tired to write today” or “Nothing to say right now.” The advantage of this is to keep the energy flowing. Otherwise, it is all too easy to drop the disciple and then lose the habit altogether. When the flow and the continuity are lost, one is no longer keeping a journal, merely writing at will. That is very different, and it serves a different purpose in our life.

As I write these words, I confess that I have slipped into that trap, and I sorely miss the blessing, and continuity journaling has brought into my life. I fell into writing a great deal, but not journaling. And although I have been prolific and writing a great deal these last few years, as I write this article extolling the virtues of journaling, I acknowledge that keeping a journal is significantly different than any other kind of writing, and I resolve to take my advice, and return this well-worn tool of transformation to my life by returning to the discipline of journaling today.

I have found that for me a lovely journal and an old-fashioned fountain pen works best. I have on my shelf a brand new beautiful journal and in my drawer a fountain pen. I feel excitement and pleasure in this decision as if I have found a cherished old friend I had lost contact with along the way of life, to be reunited within joy.

UPDATE: Click To learn my Top 10 Tips On How To Write In A Journal.

 

About the author: Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of the soul.” Browse her body of work at www.GenevieveGerard.com.

Copyright © 2011-2014 by Genevieve Gerard and Touch of the Soul. All rights reserved.

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What is Forgiveness

What is Forgiveness

Forgiveness is one of the most powerful and significant of spiritual tools to transform your life.  Forgiveness is an act that has a dual benefit.  It benefits the one who forgives and the one who is forgiven.  It is freeing and releasing. 

Forgiving releases old attachment to the past and frees you to enter into present time.  By forgiving, you open the opportunity for a positive change in your perspective, your understanding and your consciousness.  You create the possibility for a new and better way for things to be.

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Energy Follows Thought

Energy Follows Thought

by Genevieve Gerard

Energy follows thought is a profound principle of man’s spiritual traditions. It is a truth of the Jewish tradition from the Book of Proverbs reveled in the words “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he”1.  It is echoed in the New Testament and it is a basic premise of the Ageless Wisdom.  It is also a key to understanding the premise behind Napoleon Hill’s famous book, Think and Grow Rich, and Norman Vicente Peals The Power of Positive Thinking.”  More recently, it is the core of the very popular book and movie The Secret.”

Within this simple truth is hidden great revelation. Within this simple truth is hidden great power to create the life you desire.  This truth is the principle behind the use of affirmations.  It is why in meditation we identify with our Higher Self.  It is a way of bringing into manifestation and expression the fullness of our being.

There are in this saying some key points. “As a man thinketh in his heart” is a deep expression that involves the whole being.

The mystery that this truth unveils, discloses not only the power of your thoughts, it is also a guide and lesson on the importance of disciplining your thoughts.  Because your thoughts have the power to bring energy into manifestation, it becomes important to harness this principle for your benefit.  This is why worry and fear have such a harmful impact on our lives.  The more thought and energy is expended in the creation of negative thought forms the more likely what is feared and worried about will happen. 

In order to bring positive transformation into your life using this principle you must harness your thoughts.  If you truthfully observe your thoughts for even a brief period of ten to twenty minutes, really looking honestly at what thoughts flitter across your mind, you may be shocked at how many negative and negating thoughts you find emerging.  If, in the light of this experiment, you ask the question, “Why can’t I have what I want?” You would have to answer, “Because I don’t think I can.”

Years ago, there were a series of post cards with short poems by Bernie Gunther and lovely art by Sister Coretta called High Cards.  One of these that I kept stuck on my mirror to remind me to harness my thoughts said, “There is a positive side and a negative side and at each moment, you decide.”

To have the life you envision, the life of your dreams, you can use this ancient principle “energy follows thought” to work for you.  Simply notice your thoughts and revise your thinking.  If each time you hear yourself say, “I can’t,” you just consciously shift your thinking to “I can,” you will notice your life changing and transforming.  If you then add positive affirmation and positive self-talk to replace that limiting expression, you will feel a subtle change that begins to shift your entire perspective.

You can start small, just 5 or 10 minutes a day and see what happens.  As you approach your thoughts with awareness observe the power of thought in your life.  Then you can decide how you wish to think.

About the author: Genevieve Gerard teaches Transformational Consciousness – from first awakening to enlightened awareness. She helps you experience the joy that results from the spontaneous “touch of the soul.” Browse her body of work at www.GenevieveGerard.com.

Copyright © 2010 and 2011 by Genevieve Gerard. All rights reserved.
Proverbs, Chapter 23 verse 7, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

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How Being in the Now Heals Your Past

Being in the Now

There is great freedom in being in the now. In the present moment that is, right now, any burden in life is scaled down in perspective. It is only when an event or circumstance is outside of the now, outside of the moment that we become overwhelmed. In the now, we always have the strength to bear whatever life requires. The thoughts that things will always be the way they are now adds a burden we were never meant to bear. Most importantly we do not have to bear that pain. If we choose we can, by shifting our consciousness and our perspective to the now, remove that pain as if it never existed, because, it doesn’t exist in the now. It is only a past or future thought form projection that we have placed a meaning on. You can heal your life, give yourself a fresh perspective.

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The Lesson of Breath

The Lesson of Breath

 As I have been writing and developing new meditations I cannot help but notice that the breath, simply the act of breathing in and breathing out, gives us a very valuable demonstration about life.  Without thought, without fear of lack our breath knows exactly what we need to take from the world around us and exactly what we need to let go of and release.  We cannot hold onto the breath and we cannot fail to let go of and release the breath. 

If we ponder upon the lesson this teaches us about life we can begin to trust that what we truly need is available for us without fear.  We can notice that we only need to take what we need and can use.  And, we can understand that only by releasing and letting go are we able to receive.  All of these little understandings are a part of the gift of each breath if we take the time to notice.

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Opening To Personal Transformation

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This is a short visualization you can use anytime to center yourself, gain control in your life, and bring yourself into a state of calm awareness. In just three minutes you can connect with the fullness of life, as you are guided to receive what you need in each moment, and release the rest.

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Dawn’s Light

Dawn’s Light

There is a special color that the sky has as the light of dawn dispels the darkness.  A quiet anticipation of the day ahead is filled with hope and promise.  In that moment, everything is possible.  The power to manifest is ours.  With a joyful heart, let us seize the day.

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