Silent affirmations to use when you don’t feel very loving

There are moments in this life, particularly around the holiday dinner table, in which one must forgive in the moment. Moments in which one must come up with every possible way of softening, of seeing the loveliness and the light and the Christ in the person sitting across the table, even if there are no things that you can see, in the moment, as lovely or light-filled. These are the silent affirmations I have been using. Sometimes they even work. My favorite are Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements, which are so wise and helpful that I am tempted to get them tattooed on my palm — permanent crib notes for the game of life. 1. “Be impeccable with your word.” 2. “Don’t take anything personally.” 3. “Don’t make...

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