I have forgotten to take my vitamins. At sixty-eight, forgetting has been a developing new experience. I did take my heart medicine, but the rest went “out of my mind.” The forgiveness needed is being kind to me about changes due to aging.
In practice at Seraphim Center, Rev. Bob told me forgiving means “for giving away,” in other words forgetting. I found that difficult to practice. I could still remember times I’d been treated unkindly, therefore I was not forgiving. I have noticed, though, that memory is dimming, and while I remember words spoken against me, I can’t feel those old sensations when I was sure I was bereft, empty, and damaged. So, perhaps the forgetting that I desire is slowly happening, and I am approaching a true place of forgiving.
My realization is “Forgiving is about forgetting and finding our wholeness within. Life gives us opportunities to learn forgiveness and to have time in practice.”