
may walk past who needs to know that whatever it is they are seeking is right there for them to grasp. I think we often feel like we need someone else to do something in order for us to have peace, or forgiveness, or whatever it is. We can feel excluded by others, waiting for them to change something so that we can once more feel able to be part of it. And of course there is truth in this - others can have us feel excluded, un-forgiven, unwanted etc. This can leave us feeling powerless. But I think we also can decide stuff for ourselves - we may not have the forgiveness of a particular person whose forgiveness we would like, but that doesn't mean we have to feel unforgiven forever. We could decide that we ourselves feel forgiven. We could choose to notice moments of peace even when we feel surrounded by conflict.
I shall of course go back when it rains rather than leave a soggy mess for someone else to clear up. You know what I'm like...
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