This is episode 1,781. Welcome to the Daily Meditation podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I'm honored. You are here. If you celebrate Easter, I wish you a happy Easter. In today's episode, we begin a brand new series we will explore all week long,

and our series this week is about forgiveness.

And this is part of a cleanse collection of meditation series we've been

exploring for the entire month of April. And you could consider it a spring cleanse for yourself.

Or if you live in the southern hemisphere, an autumn cleanse.

And as we explore the theme of forgiveness, you will be guided using meditation techniques in each episode.

You will explore a breathing technique, an affirmation, a visualization, a chakra focus, and you

will also do a reflection meditation.

So this is what is coming your way this week.

In today's episode, I'll start you off on your forgiveness journey.

Forgiveness is one of the most difficult qualities to cultivate. And what surprises many people

about forgiveness is that it's not a one-time done and move-on process.

It's not as though you forgive someone and then it's done. It's all over.

You will never think about the grievance again. Some people may be able

to do that. If you do forgive and instantly you are over the grievance, then you have a special superpower because for most people,

forgiveness is a process. You can forgive someone, but what forgiveness is really all about

is a journey you undertake. When something happens to you, it's not something

you instigated. It's something that someone or something outside yourself caused you to feel some kind of suffering or pain to the extent that it may have

interrupted your life and then it may be a burden you carry with you throughout your life.

So it becomes a journey.

And when you decide to forgive someone, because it is a decision, it's an intention you focus on

and cultivate.

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