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Forgiveness and Letting Go

David Price
4 min readFeb 10, 2024

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~Konstantin Kacev

Either you’ve let go of something or you’re holding onto it. You do not TRY to let go — when you try to let go, you’re immediately in resistance, so it’s better to think about letting go as letting BE.

— Quasi Johir

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If there are people you haven’t forgiven, you’re not going to really awaken.

You have to let go.

— Elkhart Tolle

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Is it me or does it seem odd to believe in a “God” who condemns people to eternal conscious torment for not believing the correct theology, which is based upon the subjective human interpretation of ancient writings that predate modern science.

Is it me or does it seem odd to believe that a middle eastern teenage woman was directly impregnated by God in order to give birth to a sinless human being who would qualify for the perfect human sacrifice to complete God’s salvation plan for humankind.

Is it me or does it seem odd to believe that men are divinely anointed with special qualities, skills and wisdom that women do not have, which allows men to hold positions of leadership and authority in the church, but not women.

Is it me or does it seem odd to believe that “God is love” and then perpetuate a mindset where people know they must deliver a

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David Price
David Price

Written by David Price

I write about creativity, loving, language learning and psycho/spirituality. I’m a longtime painter and reader.

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