At this moment, in this space in time I AM an instrument of forgiveness. I understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet and all rivers flow into the sea. Today I set myself free…

Forgiveness Affirmation

• I forgive the tears I have been made to shed
• I forgive the pain and disappointments
• I forgive the betrayals and the lies
• I forgive the slanders and the intrigues
• I forgive the blows that hurt me
• I forgive the broken dreams
• I forgive the still-born hopes
• I forgive the hostility and jealousy
• I forgive the indifference and ill will
• I forgive the anger and the cruelty
• I forgive the neglect and the contempt
• I forgive the world and all its evils
• I forgive everyone for everything
• I forgive myself

May the misfortunes of the past no longer weigh heavily on my heart

I choose:

• Victory over vengeance
• Understanding over resentment
• Compassion over pain
• Love over fear.

I AM capable:

• Of loving regardless of whether I am loved in return
• Of giving when I have nothing
• Of working with in harmony and joy when confronted by difficulty
• Of holding out my hand even when utterly alone and abandoned
• Of drying my tears while I weep
• Of believing in me even when no one else does

And so it is