To Forgive

To forgive:

to forgive, and really this is just a moment born anew - reality itself only accepts and continues on in motion. We are not separate from this action, each moment accepted for what it is present, and our life too goes on without holding to the past. 

forgiveness is the simplicity of being present.

and there is nowhere else that we could ever be - right now, without memory to serve us, there is no true grievance that doesn't belong directly to this moment. What's done is left to pass. Yes, of course our hurt remains, there is no sense to deny our present pain. Yet forgiveness recognizes our lives as motion, that we are given a constant new beginning, every moment, through everyday. 

to forgive isn't an act of forgetting, nor a divine art of letting go - it's always, simply, a return to this moment alone. It's a recognition of where we're are right now. We forgive - only to return to each present moment. This is where peace is found, our renewal, here, and no effort is needed to be exactly where we are. 

we are always here.

so forgiveness happens on it's own, everything else is only rituals, a performance for our heart and minds. Sometimes we may feel that is necessary, some action needed to convince ourselves that the past is left behind. We do what helps us feel more present. But the truth is, we are never more present than right now. Only the mind teases that we could be somewhere other. Only the mind believes of our return. Forgiveness is our anchor to the moment. 

it's a ritual of returning. 

here's an inquiry for any grievance - what's found right now? Our hurt and suffering are certainly real and have deep value. No one should diminish another's pain. But right now, for just this moment, what truly belongs? Our forgiveness doesn't ask for us to do anything other than deal with what belongs, to tend to our present hurt, and allow life to mend through motion. We don't forgive others, nor past events - it's always, and only, about this one tender moment. 

it's about healing, and love. 

and it's always for ourselves alone, not for selfish reason, but because in this moment of forgiveness - there are no others to be found. We forgive, for our own true healing. This is where our inquiry leads us, back to life and the motion that it offers. Right now, forgiveness gives us freedom. We leave the past behind. The ritual is over, no longer needed. 

forgiveness is itself the present moment. 

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Peace, Eric