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Every event is an opportunity for healing and forgiving.

The Course tells us that we are here, in this realm, to heal. The people we encounter, the experiences we love and abhor, the dreams that scare or tantalize us—these are not coincidental. We have sought them for the growth we deserve and desire. Along the journey we'll meet “ourselves” repeatedly and every encounter offers us the chance for self-awareness and self-forgiveness.

Some of us will take far longer to heal than others. Our willingness to acknowledge that our reactions to others are mere reflections of ourselves quickens the journey. Our resistance does quite the opposite. How we hate to admit that what bothers us in another reflects our own shortcomings.

Forgiving others mysteriously lessens our own self-condemnation. In time, we realize this is the paramount lesson in our entire journey.

Today promises me experiences to practice forgiveness. Each time I do, I'll heal a little bit more.

—from Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course