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Marianne Williamson forgiveness is a “selective remembering,”

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Marianne Williamson

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A Course in a Miracles says forgiveness is a “selective remembering,” the choice to take into the present only what you wish to have program your future. What we attach meaning to will have meaning for us. It’s much easier said than done, but learning to apply the lesson that only love is real frees us from the experience of everything else.
This is a week of such sacred opportunity… to open our hearts, to expand our awareness, to understand more deeply and allow feelings to wash over us. As we approach the new year we owe to ourselves to choose what we will let go as well as what we choose to take with us.
Sometimes others wronged us, and sometimes we wronged ourselves. But we can atone for what we did and figure others for anything they did to wrong us. Atonement and forgiveness free us from the need to keep carrying the burden of judgement and blame. According to ACIM we can have a grievance or a miracle, but we cannot have both.
Most importantly, the choices is ours to make. Only we can decide whether to be bitter or better. The choice to be better is a choice for miracles and love.




Jamie Moore
"Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon."
-Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in Invictus movie
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Epona Mujer Caballo
I appreciate this message right now. Stay blessed
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Stacy Hall
I needed to see this today, thank you. I have held grudges for decades, hehehe...but am aware now that it only hurts me, and I'm shocked that I still ruminate on old wrongs and sleights. But this old dog is learning new tricks, and much happier in forgiving mode than I was in vengeance. 😁✌️🎄🕊️
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Sarah Lance
My husband died of cancer this past summer. He used to hassle you and others a lot, but in the end as he was letting go of this life he really got it. We’d met through AOL and then got married. Both students of the Course, on our own paths through this bodily experience. He returned to love on August 3, left us bereft. First Christmas without him. We worked on forgiving everything. I release him from any illusion and see only his pure heart. I miss him so much. He loved you Marianne.
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Bill Newgent
IMHO the must useful words in this post are, “What we attach meaning to will have meaning for us.” I like to start with thinking of a compass. North, South, East ,and West. These are meanings the world heavily relies on. What do these words truly mean?? They mean what we say they mean. They mean what we have all collectively agreed they mean. Otherwise those words are in truth meaningless. So what this post points toward and makes available for our choosing via the course is that when I’m mad, hurt, whatever it’s because I’ve chosen to believe that I am supposed to mad or hurt. If that guy pulls out in front of me or that person didn’t buy me a gift when I bought them one. Whatever it might be. It’s an offense to a belief system that is entirely meant for the maintenance and defense of our made up idea of ourselves. Hello I am Bill this is who the world taught me to be so if you offend I’m going to tell you out loud or within myself to go F yourself. 😂 It/We are hysterically funny when we begin to step back from the role we play on this stage on each act of life. I’m not saying any of this is easy but once we lay down the defenses/the sword ⚔️ used to defend our beliefs made up by collectively reinforced ideas and thoughts and feelings we embrace the ease that comes with who we have actually always been. We are the Christ the one, the I Am you and you are me. Then the simplicity of it comes or at least becomes available. Use the hurts. Use the thoughts and feelings for what they offer salvation. Or when can keep climbing up on the cross rinse wash repeat. Blessings to you my beloved Brothers and Sisters.
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Larry Edmonds
Thanks, Marianne, AGAIN, for yet another valuable teaching 🙏💚
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Rigoberto Chávez
No point in being bitter when a door closes for a better one usually opens
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Shelley Reynolds
Love this and your Christmas posting from last year!
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Laurie Weber Zanelli 
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Thank you for sharing! What a wonderful reminder. Have a blessed Holiday Season! 




Jamie Moore

"Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon."
-Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in Invictus movie




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Epona Mujer Caballo

I appreciate this message right now. Stay blessed




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Stacy Hall

I needed to see this today, thank you. I have held grudges for decades, hehehe...but am aware now that it only hurts me, and I'm shocked that I still ruminate on old wrongs and sleights. But this old dog is learning new tricks, and much happier in forgiving mode than I was in vengeance.




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Sarah Lance

My husband died of cancer this past summer. He used to hassle you and others a lot, but in the end as he was letting go of this life he really got it. We’d met through AOL and then got married. Both students of the Course, on our own paths through this bodily experience. He returned to love on August 3, left us bereft. First Christmas without him. We worked on forgiving everything. I release him from any illusion and see only his pure heart. I miss him so much. He loved you Marianne.




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Bill Newgent

IMHO the must useful words in this post are, “What we attach meaning to will have meaning for us.” I like to start with thinking of a compass. North, South, East ,and West. These are meanings the world heavily relies on. What do these words truly mean?? They mean what we say they mean. They mean what we have all collectively agreed they mean. Otherwise those words are in truth meaningless. So what this post points toward and makes available for our choosing via the course is that when I’m mad, hurt, whatever it’s because I’ve chosen to believe that I am supposed to mad or hurt. If that guy pulls out in front of me or that person didn’t buy me a gift when I bought them one. Whatever it might be. It’s an offense to a belief system that is entirely meant for the maintenance and defense of our made up idea of ourselves. Hello I am Bill this is who the world taught me to be so if you offend I’m going to tell you out loud or within myself to go F yourself. It/We are hysterically funny when we begin to step back from the role we play on this stage on each act of life. I’m not saying any of this is easy but once we lay down the defenses/the sword used to defend our beliefs made up by collectively reinforced ideas and thoughts and feelings we embrace the ease that comes with who we have actually always been. We are the Christ the one, the I Am you and you are me. Then the simplicity of it comes or at least becomes available. Use the hurts. Use the thoughts and feelings for what they offer salvation. Or when can keep climbing up on the cross rinse wash repeat. Blessings to you my beloved Brothers and Sisters.




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Larry Edmonds

Thanks, Marianne, AGAIN, for yet another valuable teaching




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Rigoberto Chávez

No point in being bitter when a door closes for a better one usually opens




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Shelley Reynolds

Love this and your Christmas posting from last year!




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Thank you for sharing! What a wonderful reminder. Have a blessed Holiday Season!



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