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Ham: Yes, usually it is easier to [[forgive]] an erring brother than it is to forgive oneself. Each person somewhere inside feels that the divine [[forgiveness]] is undeserved, that they must take it upon themselves to correct themselves and that requires harsh reckoning with one's own [[behavior]]. This is erroneous [[thinking]]. One must begin the experience of forgiveness through forgiving oneself and that means to forgiven oneself continually for we are always falling short of the [[perfect]], divine will, are we not? [[Perfection]] does not exist in [[this world]]. So you must have that Fatherly [[affection]] for yourself as well as having it for others and allow yourself room for human [[error]], allow yourself to forgive that human error. [[Practice]] this instead of immediately jumping on yourself for little mistakes that happen. Stop the [[condemnation]] before it is fully formed in your [[mind]] and say, as though you were talking about another, "This is just an imperfect child of God like any other prone to human [[weakness]] and [[error]]. I forgive you", saying this to yourself, "I forgive you". Try this and see how you progress. Human beings have really three minds or maybe even four minds. There is [[consciousness]], there is what is termed the subconscious or [[unconscious]], the is the [[morontia mind]], and the [[Ta|mind of the spirit]] and you can, in your conscious mind, jump up to the morontia mind and regard yourself as you would regard another person. [[Practice]] this, going to the [[morontia mind]], it is not as hard as it seems. You do it all the time.

Ham: Yes, usually it is easier to [[forgive]] an erring brother than it is to forgive oneself. Each person somewhere inside feels that the divine [[forgiveness]] is undeserved, that they must take it upon themselves to correct themselves and that requires harsh reckoning with one's own [[behavior]]. This is erroneous [[thinking]]. One must begin the experience of forgiveness through forgiving oneself and that means to forgiven oneself continually for we are always falling short of the [[perfect]], divine will, are we not? [[Perfection]] does not exist in [[this world]]. So you must have that Fatherly [[affection]] for yourself as well as having it for others and allow yourself room for human [[error]], allow yourself to forgive that human error. [[Practice]] this instead of immediately jumping on yourself for little mistakes that happen. Stop the [[condemnation]] before it is fully formed in your [[mind]] and say, as though you were talking about another, "This is just an imperfect child of God like any other prone to human [[weakness]] and [[error]]. I forgive you", saying this to yourself, "I forgive you". Try this and see how you progress. Human beings have really three minds or maybe even four minds. There is [[consciousness]], there is what is termed the subconscious or [[unconscious]], the is the [[morontia mind]], and the [[Ta|mind of the spirit]] and you can, in your conscious mind, jump up to the morontia mind and regard yourself as you would regard another person. [[Practice]] this, going to the [[morontia mind]], it is not as hard as it seems. You do it all the time.

Q: As I was driving home from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia Atlanta], I was [[thinking]] about God's love and trying to see myself as a small immature child, and I was able for a moment to [[feel]] the [[power]] of God's love. What an incredible power.

Q: As I was driving home from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia Atlanta], I was [[thinking]] about God's love and trying to see myself as a small immature child, and I was able for a moment to [[feel]] the [[power]] of God's love. What an incredible power.

Ham: Yes, you opened yourself up to experiencing that [[love]] just for a moment, but that's enough for you to know. That is wonderful to hear.

Ham: Yes, you opened yourself up to experiencing that [[love]] just for a moment, but that's enough for you to know. That is wonderful to hear.