Quote of the Month

So think as if your every thought were to be etched in fire upon the sky for all and everything to see. For so, in truth it is.

So speak as if the entire world were but a single ear intent on hearing what you say. And so, in truth, it is.

So wish as if God Himself had need of you. His life to live. And so, in truth, it is.

from the Book of Mirdad

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* The Light-filled artwork of Daniel B. Holeman From the artist's philosophy: "When we are truly in our hearts, truly feeling the connectedness, the love, we then feel joy and peace as we are more being our true nature. Truth does not assert, defend, or try to convince others. Our true nature IS Heart, is love."

February 2, 2007. Rays of light shine brightly upon my cabin, despite the arctic cold front blowing fiercely through the valley. This time of year the ice spreads in wide banks on the river, its edges smooth and round, sometimes clear, reminding me of thick pancakes fried in too much grease. Chickadees huddle in the tree tops, their feathers fluffed out so they look like black-white balls bobbing on the limbs. They forgive the wind and cold, acting as if it does not exist while gathering sunflower seeds from my feeders.

I often think of snow as tangible Christ Light. So when it began to snow a few nights ago, I thanked the Light for blessing my home as I went to sleep, tucked under four layers of blankets. I awoke to five inches of snow. The surrounding towns only received a trace or so, but my community was blessed with an abundance of the tangible Light.

Manifesting is as simple as aligning our thoughts with the vibration of what we want. But what about when we are wanting forgiveness? How do we align ourselves with that feeling tone while immersed in vibrations of anger, depression, hurt, or rage? It is helpful to know that we are not alone in our quest for healing.

A very helpful tool I use from the I AM Discourses, Book 9, is to "call the Ascended Masters Divine Power to forget into action to make me forget the things that are unnecessary." I may have to apply this in a determined and frequent manner, but it is quite effective. Throughout the discourses much information is shared on the Law of Forgiveness. Forgiveness is an ongoing global venture, and the most important task at hand as humanity moves forward in the Light. This newsletter offers several avenues to explore forgiveness, in yourself and your world. When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

I offer the contemplation Forgiveness -- a healing journey I experienced with the Higher Self of my father after he passed through the veils. It reveals how intricately we affect the globe, our planet, and humanity by our thoughts and feelings, and how we can create major shifts by first blessing ourselves with forgiveness, and then turning on the Light and spreading it outward.

Then there is the story from the Christian Science Monitor 'A drive to help others forgive.' "The world of investment banker Azim Khamisa shattered into pieces in 1995. His only son, a student at San Diego State University, was shot and killed by a 14-year-old gang member as Tariq was delivering pizzas for a part-time job.

" ' When I learned of Tariq's death, it felt like a nuclear bomb detonated inside of me," Mr. Khamisa says. 'The pain was so excruciating that I had an out-of-body experience. I believe I went into the loving arms of God. Held there for a long time until the explosion subsided, I returned ... with the vision that there were victims at both ends of the gun.' That vision enabled Khamisa to make a crucial choice: forgiveness." To read the rest of the article, go here.

There is the Campaign for Forgiveness Research going on at www.forgiving.org. "We invite you to join our community of forgiveness and be a part of a growing effort to promote more forgiveness around the world. We offer this place to learn about scientific research into forgiveness, to share your own forgiveness experiences, or to be inspired by others. Forgiveness that is offered, received or observed can bring the power of forgiveness into your own world."

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~ Mahatma Gandhi.

The Forgiveness Project is a grass roots organization working in conflict resolution, reconciliation and victim support. Through collecting and sharing personal stories, and delivering educational and self-help programs, The Forgiveness Project aims to reframe the debate about how individuals and communities can learn to celebrate difference and overcome division, thereby fostering positive social change.

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free. ~ Catherine Ponder.

The Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance is a non-profit, tax exempt educational foundation dedicated to evoking the healing power of forgiveness worldwide.

These are just a few examples I discovered searching the web. Forgiveness is ongoing throughout the world, inside our hearts, inside our homes, our businesses, our churches, with people we know and love, with strangers. Every time we choose to let go and let love guide us, we foster forgiveness.

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. ~ Alden Nowlan.

As always, thank you for sharing in the Grasses Roots, and expanding your Love and Light upon this planet.

Always with Love,

Myriah Krista Walker

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