Day 20 of the Season For Nonviolence: "Self-Forgiveness"

Greetings, family!

Today is Wednesday, February 18, and our word for today is, "Self-Forgiveness."

When I judge myself, I tend to believe that who I am is what I have done or not done, what I have or do not have. I know that who I am is greater than all these things. I am greater than any mistake I have ever made. When we get even the slightest glimpse of the unity of life, we realize that sitting in judgment of other people and countries and races trains our minds to sit in judgment of ourselves. As I forgive others, I am teaching my mind to respond with forgiveness everywhere, even to the misdeeds and mistakes of my own past. Practicing self-forgiveness is a foundation for practicing nonviolence.

Today's recommended activity: I will write an apology letter to myself for anything I have done to myself that I wish I had not, or any way in which I have disappointed myself by not fully living up to my potential. I will mail the letter to myself and, when it arrives, I will read it in a quiet place.

FREE CHILD OF GOD (Janis Kelly @2006)

I LIVE AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I LIVE AND A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I AM FREE FROM MY PAST, I AM FREE AT LAST,
I LIVE AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD

I THINK AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I THINK AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I AM FREE IN MY MIND, I AM FREE FOR ALL TIME;
I THINK AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD

I SPEAK AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I SPEAK AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I AM FREE WITH MY WORDS, I AM FREE TO BE HEARD,
I SPEAK AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD

OH, FREEDOM! OH, FREEDOM!
OH, FREEDOM! OH, FREEDOM!
OH, FREEDOM! OH, FREEDOM!
OH, FREEDOM—I AM FREE!

I BREATHE AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I BREATHE AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD;
I AM FREE TO EXPAND, I AM SAFE IN GOD’S HANDS,
I BREATHE AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD!
I THINK AS A FREE CHILD OF GOD!
I LIVE AS A FREE—CHILD—OF—GOD!
(FREEDOM—FREEDOM—FREEDOM OVER ME!)

Peace, blessings & brilliance,

Janis
www.janis-kelly.com