“what was it I had been worried about all day? I forgot!”

“Self-forgiveness, far more effectively than self-punishment, allows us to change. A forgiving state of mind produces healing in our torn connections with ourselves, other people, and our Higher Power. It increases a sense of our worth and the worth of others. It opens the door to lightness and joyfulness. It nourishes love. It makes room for the new. I ask God to help forgive as He has forgiven me. Today, I keep forgiveness in my heart and mind.”

Adapted from Today’s Gift

“The ego fabricates the belief in lack of time as a sleight of hand to move us away from peace. We are always free in this moment. It is only when we haul the past or future into the now that we feel bound. If you are a servant of time rather than letting time serve you, you are a prisoner. Practice surfing on the energy of the now; break free of your watch, and bask in the glory of the present moment. Today, help me celebrate the glory of the present moment; to embrace and live in the timeless kingdom of Love.”

Adapted from A Deep Breath of Life

“Forgiveness is the complete letting go of the past, and the full embracing of the new. It is a freshness, an openness, a new beginning. When there is no forgiveness, there is an attachment to what has happened in the past. The memory of the past determines what one experiences in the present, and disposes the future towards certain patterns.”

Meditation for the Day “I believe that my life is being refined like gold in a crucible. Gold does not stay in the crucible, only until it is refined. I will never despair or be despondent. I now have friends who long for me to conquer. If I should err or fail, it would cause pain and disappointment to them. I will keep trying to live a better life. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may always call on God's strength, while the gold of my life is being refined. I pray that I may see it through, with God's help.”

Adapted from Twenty-Four Hours a Day© 1975, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved.