Forgiveness

We are moving into the "crown" of the Jewish spiritual year, the High Holidays, when we each take stock of how we hit or missed the "mark".... did we do whatever we needed to, make the right choices in the moment with the knowledge at hand, and do our best in each encounter? Or, did we make a wrong choice because we weren't in the right place emotionally or physically? HaShem forgives us, but it might be harder for humans to forgive each other. Customarily, we apologize to those we may have hurt by our actions, we attempt to make amends and make things all right with each other, and we move on and try to do better.
Where can you make amends in your life? Whom might you have hurt, either by accident or even on purpose? And where do you need forgiveness in your life? Forgiveness is a weird concept. When we are angry or hurt and feel maligned and misunderstood, or have even suffered physical or mental anguish by someone, it is almost impossible to think of forgiving the person. It might feel that you are condoning this person's actions against you. In fact, when you can come to the understanding that forgiveness frees you from the burden of this person's power over your life, it can be a huge awakening. That's why forgiveness among humans is the hardest thing to achieve.
What makes it easy for HaShem to forgive us? What kind of God-consicousness might you employ to help you move into the space of forgiveness?

Movement

A friend sent me a list of sayings and I picked out two that made me stop and pause: from Albert Einstein: "Life is like a bicycle--to keep your balance you must keep moving." A Yiddish proverb states, "You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails." Movement. Sometimes I move without thinking about it.... and other times I must stop before I make my next move. Oftentimes during a busy day, I keep moving and rarely stop and I'm exhausted by the end of the day. Towards that end, I am making myself pause in doorways (when it's safe!) to catch my breath, awaken my awareness, become conscious to get out of autopilot mode and even say a little prayer. How often the winds of our day carry us to and fro, and our own little boat of Self gets tossed around, yet we manage to adjust our sails and keep going. Sometimes, big waves crash down on us and we are overcome, nearly sinking. We pull through it, though.