So much of my time, energy, money and attention was invested in holding onto resentments. I had no idea what it was costing me. None.

It’s profound how much we invest in what we don’t like, and what we don’t want.

Ask yourself: What percentage of my precious life energy is being siphoned off into holding onto unforgiveness?

Regrets, resentments, it’s all unforgiveness.

Think about it – that resentment you’ve been carrying, that guilt that keeps you up at night, that anger toward someone who hurt you years ago. All of that takes energy. Tremendous energy. Energy that could be healing your body, transforming your relationships, creating abundance in your life.

True forgiveness, as A Course in Miracles teaches, isn’t about saying “I forgive you” and hoping the pain goes away. It’s about releasing our attachment to the meaning we made of what happened. It’s about letting go of our interpretation and the stories we’ve built our identity around.

I used to punish people with my unhappiness. “I’ll show them by being miserable!” But the only person I was hurting was myself. It took me decades to realize I was investing my precious life force in trying to make others pay for the meaning I had given their actions.

Here’s what changed everything: I stopped focusing on trying to fix myself and started focusing on simply being loving. The more I did that, the more spiritual truth became clear. Because forgiveness isn’t about getting something – it’s about removing the blocks to the Love that already lives within us. Love truly is what we are.

Our willingness is the only requirement. Whether we’re 10% willing or 100% willing, we have what it takes. Miracles will not be denied to us. When we do this work, so much benefit is given us.

What would YOU do with all that reclaimed energy if you truly stopped investing in regret, guilt, resentment, jealousy, shame, etc? How would your life transform if you weren’t spending precious life force maintaining old wounds?

The answer to that question is your invitation to freedom. You have what it takes because you’re part of Spirit and Spirit is all there is.

It’s our nature to be loving, and Freedom is our inheritance.

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