“Can you imagine the person who hurt you the most? Instead of focusing on their unsavory behavior, are you able to notice how deeply in pain someone must be in order to have treated you in such a way? Are you able to shift from “why did this happen to me?” to “I acknowledge the pain of those who hurt others”, as a way of transforming victimhood through the light of empowerment? The first step of forgiveness isn’t necessarily a willingness to forgive, but adjusting your attention to see how deeply others are hurting.
Through the laws of Unity Consciousness, may you discover how acknowledging the pain in anyone who harmed you — invites deeper healing into your life as well. You certainly don’t have to be best friends with any attacker, and yet, each breath invites you to see how begrudging, judging, or shaming those who hurt you only increases the likelihood that others will be hurt. In order to spare others of the hardships each of us were so blessed to survive, the grace of forgiveness begins with surrendering the fuel we often douse on the flames of conflict, by noticing the pain of others instead of despising how we were treated.
As always, you don’t have to hate an enemy, in order to love the one who was wronged. One “I love you” at a time, your attention is more focused on embracing the one who was hurt, which equally sends healing blessings to free each being of pain, so that no one else may be harmed in response to the ongoing growth and expansion of life’s eternal journey. This is today’s invitation.”
