BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 by Joan Borysenko in THE WAYS OF THE MYSTIC
“Forgiveness is one of the least understood of all spiritual practices. It has nothing to do with conditioning poor behavior in ourselves and others. Rather, it calls us to responsibility. In forgiving ourselves, we make the journey from guilt for what we have done (or not done) to celebration of what we have become.
This transformation of heart comes about through reflecting on the results of our mistakes, understanding how ignorance or woundedness created those actions, and doing the necessary healing so that we will do better next time. Error calls us to repentance, which literally means to think again. It is the crucible in which the soul is forged and the psyche healed. Mistakes, in fact, are sacred because of the powerful potential for growth they contain.”
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., in “The Ways of the Mystic”
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This transformation of heart comes about through reflecting on the results of our mistakes, understanding how ignorance or woundedness created those actions, and doing the necessary healing so that we will do better next time. Error calls us to repentance, which literally means to think again. It is the crucible in which the soul is forged and the psyche healed. Mistakes, in fact, are sacred because of the powerful potential for growth they contain.”
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., in “The Ways of the Mystic”
For more information regarding this book, visit Amazon.
Compiler's Note: Email subscribers please forgive me if you received two copies of the message for Monday 4/21. I noticed that the automatic delivery hadn't worked by noon, so I executed a manual delivery. Then, Feedblitz obviously sent it again using their automated service.
A FREE service since its inception, "Ponder on This" benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including "links" to Amazon.com and other Web sites where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it. In all instances these links are provided as a convenience, and do NOT generate any type of compensation for Pondercentral.
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