The GIFT of ForGIVEness ~ EVENT Jacqueline Joy, Founder Diamond Alignment ~ Solstice Christmas ForGIVEness Mastermind Dec 21 2009

A Christmas Message From the ForGIVEness Guides of Lake Titicaca:

 The GIFT of ForGIVEness 

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ForGIVEness Mastermind Meditation with 
Jacqueline Joy
Founder ~ Diamond Alignment




LISTEN HERE
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Forgiveness is one of the most magnificent events that human beings can participate in. Indeed, even beings from all sides of the veils participate in ForGIVEness.

Forgiveness is a universal unblocking of the divine sense of

energies that are essential to maintain peace and harmony in all the layers of God's creation.

Sometimes humans think that only THEY have to practice forgiveness.

But hurts and wounds and misunderstandings can happen in many levels of the universe - even all the way up to the Godhood.

That may seem surprising to you.  But, the energy, the presence, the unknown mystery that you call God, the Creator Force, is also busy evolving and creating new life forms and new situations.

And sometimes things happen even inadvertently that require ForGIVEness.

And our definition of forgiveness  is very simple:  It is letting go of the hard energies.

You know, as third dimensional beings, when you smack your foot, stub your toe, or bump into something,your whole system retracts quickly, and then clenches. It is a hardening, a compaction of the energy circuits. 

Sometimes the constriction is the shutting down of the universal life force.

So forgiveness, from our perspective, is opening that life flow back up again... letting the divine circuity flow with the full force of the  life energy - divine prana if you will.

So, on one hand, from the human perspective, forgiveness is a very courageous thing - because you are trained to not open yourself back up.

In so many societies on the contemporary human planet, you are asked to not only hold on to the energies, but to pass them on to your children and the people around you.

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You know,  the sins of the fathers are passed on to future generations ~ ~ revenge killings... feuding that goes on for generations.

So it can be very courageous to step outside of this societal programming and open yourself back up to the divine flow of creative power, love, and abundance.

And on the other hand, it is the easiest thing to do, because once you do it, and you are restored to your full prime operating condition, and get flushed with joy and new energy again, you say:  "Oh!  This is so easy! Why didn't I do this before."

So we understand, in working with humans at this time, what a fine line it is....  and how you have two opposing energies.

One drawing you in to holding on to the hardness.

And the energy that is becoming more prevalent - saying:  "No!    LET GO!  Let go and let God...come back into your divine flow."

That is OUR description of forgiveness.

We appreciate you for being willing to hold the space to have this conversation. We appreciate  that you are opening to allow us to bring our gifts- our divine power - onto the planet at this time.  

Thank you for being.

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EVENT: Solstice Christmas ForGIVEness Mastermind Dec 21 2009

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SPECIAL GUEST:  Jacqueline Joy, Founder of Diamond Energy Meditation discusses how the ForGIVEness Meditation helped her move through her unconscious anger to effectively move her project through an unrealized inner block.

Jacqueline also offers a special 22 day Solstice Gift of her Diamond Energy. 

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True ForGIVEness. Article by Lynn Woodland

True Forgiveness
by Lynn Woodland

Can we have love but not forgiveness?

Or true forgiveness without love?
Without forgiveness we can't love.

From the perspective of spiritual reality, the statements "I love you but don't forgive you" and "I forgive you but I don't love you" are impossibilities.

Love and forgiveness go hand in hand.

We can't have one without the other.

True forgiveness is not something we do for another person.

I often hear people speak of forgiveness as something we give to someone else, something that must be deserved or earned, and sometimes needs to be withheld.

The spiritual purpose of forgiveness is self-healing.

As long as we are holding anger, resentment and grudges against another person, we are poisoning our bodies with toxicity, lowering our immunity to disease and on subtler levels generating thoughts, expectations and attitudes that repel our highest good.

As we hold on to the belief that someone has harmed us so badly that we cannot, will not, forgive, we give power to the part of us that feels vulnerable and susceptible to being harmed.

Our lack of forgiveness actually draws more circumstances that will feed our anger and victimization.

Lack of forgiveness has been related as a contributing factor to physical illness, excess weight, financial scarcity, failed relationships and a host of other problems.

Lack of forgiveness inhibits love, which is the only true source of power.

As we withhold forgiveness, we inhibit our power and our very life-force.

Medical intuitive Caroline Myss, who, through her gift of intuitive sight sees the energy patterns that lead to illness, says, "By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person."

Now that we have established its importance, what exactly does it mean to forgive?

What often makes forgiveness so difficult is that we tend to think of it as a sacrifice, as giving in, giving up, losing our "rightness.

" It's like giving up the chip that says

"You owe me."

It seems to discount the pain we felt.

Forgiveness is sometimes experienced as letting someone who hurt us off the hook, no longer holding them accountable for their actions.

But forgiveness is not an act of negotiation between two people.

It does not begin and end by speaking the words "I forgive you."

Instead, it is an internal state, an ongoing process rather than an act.

True forgiveness is not about excusing someone's hurtful actions.

It goes much deeper than this.

It is the inner awareness that no harm was done, thus there is, in truth, nothing to forgive.

Most of what passes for forgiveness is rooted in the belief that we are separate and vulnerable and have been harmed.

In this way, the act of forgiveness directs the attention of both people to the hurtful act.

The forgiver feels self-righteous, the forgiven, guilty.

The whole process strengthens both people's belief in the reality of separateness and harm, and in this way is disempowering to both.

True forgiveness is a shifting of attention away from the hurtful act, not in denial, but in release.

It means identifying with the higher part of ourselves that was never harmed so we can see past the illusion of separateness to the reality of Oneness.

As we understand ourselves to be one with the person who hurt us, forgiveness becomes self-forgiveness.

As we transcend our belief in ourselves as victims, we are able to see the other person differently.

Instead of seeing his or her "wrongness" we see the pain that motivated his or her actions.

Living from a belief that doing harm brings personal gain is a prison of separateness, powerlessness and pain.

Anyone who acts intentionally to harm another is trapped in this painful prison, even if he or she doesn't recognize it as such.

When we understand this, we can more easily feel compassion instead of rage.

As with the idea of "love," I have heard the concept of forgiveness promoted in spiritual, metaphysical and psychological circles for years as the spiritual thing, the healthy thing, the right thing to do.

And, as with teachings on love, I have heard much more on the benefits and reasons to do it than on how to do it.

How can we coax our hearts into forgiveness when they feel hardened or broken?

Words of forgiveness are worth nothing without truth behind them.

Let following help you find a path into the process of forgiving.

Let Go of Victim Scenarios

Write a "victim" scenario.

Describe everything that was done to you unjustly, all the ways you have been harmed, every way you are right and the other party is wrong.

Next, describe the same scenario from the perspective that it was somehow a great lesson, gift or turning point in your life that served you in some important way.

Write this even if you don't believe it.

Take the first scenario of yourself as victim and symbolically release it: burn it, tear it up, bury it or flush it.

As you let it go imagine that you are releasing the need to feel victimized.

Keep the second scenario and read it every day for at least a week.

See the Reflection of Your Core Beliefs

Instead of focusing attention on the wrong thing that has been done to you, imagine that this painful experience reflects some belief or expectation you have about life.

This doesn't mean you "asked" to be hurt.

It means that you learned, probably when you were very young, to expect painful experiences.

Release blame, shame and any idea that you have done something wrong and simply look at this situation as a mirror, giving you important information about your core beliefs.

Every day for a month, pray to God or your Higher Self for help in stepping out of the hurtful dance you have created with this other person.

Pray for help in releasing the beliefs and expectations that call hurt into your life.

If you are working on forgiving a parent or other person from your early childhood who helped to instill your limiting core beliefs about life, you can still see your experience with this person as reflecting some deep level of choice.

Imagine that your Higher Self called this relationship into your life for a purpose.

For example, if I look at all the pain my alcoholic father caused me in my childhood and early adulthood, I am tempted to feel rage and powerlessness.

However when I think of the turns my life took as a direct result of this early pain, I realize that my whole life path with its focus of love and healing was because of my father.

From this perspective, I see a higher purpose to our meeting and can actually feel gratitude for this painful experience in my life.

Get to the Root of Displaced Anger

When your anger is toward a group, an institution or society, rather than an individual, it is important to remember that anger is a much weaker power source than love.

Many feel that anger is a necessary ingredient for creating change.

While anger can motivate action, ultimately, when we give attention to victimization and abuse, we may achieve some sense of victory, but we also perpetuate a reality that includes victims and abusers.

The more we motivate ourselves from a place of anger, the more we will continually have to fight victimization.

Being angry at a group often has a feeling of hopelessness built into it.

While we may be able to create peace and resolution in relation to one person, doing so with all of society is obviously more difficult.

When we often find ourselves angry at "the system" in one form or another, there is usually a person or people from early in our lives we need to forgive.

This early hurt, usually related to one or both of our parents or other significant adult care-takers, imbedded within us feelings of anger and powerlessness that we project onto other situations in our lives.

We may also find that we have anger toward one or more of the important people in our adult life ¾ a spouse, friend or co-worker - and have displaced this anger onto an impersonal system because we fear the consequences of our anger.

It may be easier to face the anger we have toward a faceless system than to deal with the true source of our feeling, which invariably comes back to personal relationships with individuals.

However, it is far more manageable to forgive an individual than a system.

When you find yourself angry at a group, find the one individual you most need to forgive.

If, for example you are angry at a company where you used to work, focus on the one person you feel the most anger toward.

If you are angry at society or other such large institutions where there is no one single individual who stands out, then look to see who in your life you are holding anger toward.

Practice Self-forgiveness

If all approaches to forgiveness feel equally difficult, you probably have at least as much trouble forgiving yourself as you do others.

In this case, begin the forgiveness process by forgiving yourself.

Make a list of all the things you hold against yourself and begin to say out loud and as written affirmations, "I, (your name), forgive myself for ___________."

Louise Hay suggests looking at yourself in the mirror as you say affirmations of self-love.

I find this mirror technique to be especially helpful in working on self-forgiveness.

Aim for Moments of Forgiveness








Free Short Audio Meditation on Quick ForGIVING at
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Does The Butterfly Keep Its Old Cocoon?

Dear Friend, In HONOR of Lynn Rothfuss birthday today, I would like to offer TWO wonderful recordings.

And a few great photos! Lynn kindly visited my new house this week - and helped me downsize, organize, and rightsize - sort out the past, arrange the present moment, and open space for future blessings.

As well as feed me, dazzle me with her gifts of organizing, and rock my world to a newly enlarged space for creativity to blossom forth. This adventure was a true spiritual and friendship unfolding that opened our hearts and minds another few degrees.

After a day of organizing, arranging, and a good meal, Lynn and I conversed about the power of removing old energies from life - old energies anchored in by keeping physical objects around (furniture, mementos, pictures, etc. ) that no longer serve, enhance, and energize the current version of who we are today and who we are becoming. Since we are all evolving constantly these days, the items we keep around us must reflect our emerging self of today. Does the Butterfly keep its old cocoon it emerged out of - for sentimentality? For old tymes sake? As Lynn and I shared our adventure, I was quite astonished at the energetic and spiritual principles involved in shifting the items in the space we inhabit physically, the emotional burdens that release when we re-cycle items to those who can now use them, the grief that accompanies letting old things go, and the new energy that floods into the vacuum created by uncluttering space. Who would have thought how much right-sizing has to do with forgiveness?

I told Lynn she should offer this service to others... not sure if she will, but you can try your luck and contact her. She gives organizing with LOTS of hand-holding deluxe service, love-cooked goodies, and spiritual insights Enjoy this conversation of exhilaration!
/http://www.byoaudio.com/play/Whk7NnTx

It is ARCHIVED at
http://ILoveForGIVEness.com PS: The recipients of MY old items are THRILLED with their NEW items! Win Win WIn :)))
You will hear this story on the above audio! ***** Then, on the Oprah website, I stumbled upon this wonderful conversation about living in our re-newing present selves, being authentic with each other a spiritual practicing lifestyle, and emerging from our old-energy programming into our more powerful, more present relational selves.

This conversation certainly touches on the power of uncluttering the old who-we-used-to-be to make room for our newly emerging empowered authentic selves - as Oprah and her illuminated guests share their greatest spiritual ahas and breakthroughs. Surprise! In living everyday life.

http://www.oprah.com/media/20090227-sas-biggest-lesson

Thank you, Lynn Rothfuss, for sharing your great gifts and for agreeing to be birthed on this planet, and staying here to hand hold with love on our emerging journeys of self-discovery and mutual empowerment.

Today, we celebrate YOU, Lynn Rothfuss, and YOUR Gifts!

Love,

In Appreciation,

Your Friend,

Pat Crosby
http://ILoveForGIVEness.com




THE little BOOK OF FORGIVENESS -
7 EASY STEPS TO FORGIVENESS
By Pat Crosby

"The purpose of life is to be restored back to Love, moment by moment....

 Here's a lovely messaged emailed over today by Maia Millaka.

Thank you for the reminder, Maia!  It's the heart of our forgiveness work.

 "The purpose of life is to be restored back to Love, moment by moment.

To fulfill  this purpose, the individual must acknowledge that he is 100 percent responsible for creating his life the way it is. He must come to see that it is his thoughts that create his life the way  it is moment to moment. The problems are not people, places and situations but rather the thoughts of them. He must come  to appreciate that there is no such thing as 'out there."

- Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, founder of Self-Identity Through Ho'onopono

THE little BOOK OF FORGIVENESS -

7 EASY STEPS TO FORGIVENESS

By Pat Crosby

Free Audio Meditation on Forgiveness, and you can buy the accompanying forgiveness meditation small ebook download for a small donation at

http://ILoveForGIVEness.com

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1-1-9 Prepare for the New Year.... ForGIVEness clears the slate

Dear Friends,

Today, my inbox delivered this beautiful message on forgiveness. I am struck by how powerfully these teachings mirror those that I was given in Peru on Lake Titicaca when I first encountered the Spirits of ForGIVEness there.

Please enjoy this article.

Pat Crosby

Access free guided audio on a simple practical energetic way to forgive, as well as links to the printed forgiveness guide (ebook), the new forgiveness community, and info on our upcoming sacred journey to Peru for the spring 2009 equinox in March.

Happy New Year!

With Light,

Pat Crosby

http://ILoveForGIVEness.com



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Prepare for the New Year

December 31, 2008

A Message from The Council of Light through Rebecca Couch

Greetings, beloveds. It is always a pleasure to be with you in this
way. We join you in the light of consciousness; we join you in the
presence of love, for that is all there is. Love is all that you are.
It is important to remember this above all else. So there is always
the state of forgiveness as it is as ever-present as love. It is an
absolute in this way and must be applied, given, called upon,
requested, prayed for, assumed and directed as daily practice.
Forgiveness is not a supplication; it is the great power of love. It
is the great healer, the neutralizer, the magic elixir, the reset
button. It is the ointment of the return to innocence and purity, a
rebirth, a second chance. And with each new day comes just this
opportunity. The tarnish of past errs, real and perceived, holds you
down. It holds you back from being the full expression of who you are.
You fell and got dirty and now you believe that you are dirt. Far from
it! Forgive. Ask for forgiveness and receive it knowing that it is so.
It is done. By using it and praying it and being it and knowing its
great power, you will lift yourself and all others in your experience
in this powerful blessing. You are not bad, you are not unworthy, you
are not less than, you are not a disappointment, you are not a
failure. What if each sunrise meant that you were perfect and could
start again? Each breath is another chance. So take it. Become it.

There is so much weight upon the world and the nations and the
cultures and the communities and the families and the people, that
this heavy blanket of old junk must be removed and there is no greater
way to melt it than by forgiveness. And of course, it must begin
within. In your innocence, you fell, got dirty, got in trouble for
being dirty, believed you were dirty and so returned to the mud to
wallow. Simply get up, brush yourself off and forgive. You won't know
what it is until you experience it, so don't worry about not knowing.
Just trust in its power. It is forgiven. You are forgiven. I am
forgiven. It is like freeing yourself from jail after having the key
all along, but it's okay - you are forgiven! It is like a thousand
pounds being lifted from your shoulders. Can you imagine the power of
just two who have done this and are then able to recognize it in each
other and so the contagion continues?

Melt the burdens of the world through forgiveness on this day and all
days and then watch what miracles can take place when all are not
hiding under the weight of shame and guilt and unworthiness and all of
those gloomy burdens? Allow forgiveness into each cell of your being
and therein you will find the light! It is like bathing in a glorious
waterfall of light, stepping out renewed and shining your true
capability farther than ever before.keep clearing the blanket until
your greatness shines. It is there, just covered in old crap from the
past. Today is a new day.

And so on this last day of 2008, it is a perfect time to press the
reset button before beginning anew tomorrow. Sit, like a native elder,
wrapped in the blanket of your experience, around the campfire. Draw
to you the memories of this past year and let them all just be what
they are inside your heart. Send the ones filled with light to the
fire in gratitude. The heavy ones, melt the outside with forgiveness
to reveal the light and send them too to the fire in gratitude. Purify
in forgiveness and gratitude to prepare to begin again. And now, free
of the old burdens, allow yourself to imagine what takes place in the
perfect year ahead. Now it is time to dance it into creation!

We know that our words and images seem trite compared to the weight of
the burdens you carry. We know it can sound simplistic at a time when
you cannot see through to the innocence and the light and the power
that you are. But we know that you are resilient and filled with
greater possibility than you are aware, so allow us the faith of
simple metaphor. If we came across as brutal sporting coaches or
military sergeants, you are less likely to pay attention, but we may
consider it!

Just do what you can to not give up, at any time in any way. If you
stumble, forgive yourself and the situation and all others involved,
and keep on keeping on. The weight of the world will be lifted one act
of forgiveness at a time. Let this be your service today and all days.

As you mark the turning point of one year to the next by one day to
the next, we celebrate all that you do for the whole. We say, go team go!

With love and abiding blessings for a miraculous 2009, for it will be so.

The Council of Light (of course we are within!)

www.heartlight.ca

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