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    Alan E. Freedman

    Forgiving the Unforgivable –
    By First Saving Yourself

    August 15, 20211 Comment4 Mins Read
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    By Alan E. Freedman
    (August 15, 2021)

    Alan E. Freedman
    Alan E. Freedman

    It is true that whatever we focus on becomes larger! Entertain a life of positive thoughts, speech, and emotions, including an attitude of forgiveness towards those who have done to us unspeakable and ongoing harm and distress and we attract more of the same. Miraculously, people continually come across our path that are uniquely instrumental in getting us from where we are currently, to where we passionately desire to go. New and exciting opportunities come our way, from out of nowhere. Resilient and unflappable in the face of difficulty is our moniker. Whatever health or physical limitations that may exist wane in contrast to the heaven-like aura that surrounds us always. We exude a positive energy in our spirit, wisdom in our discourse and an unmitigated enthusiastic hope in our unlimited future. People simply love to be in our presence. They feel energized when in our mist.

    Isn’t that the victorious life we would all love to live?

    The opposite is most assuredly what lies in store for those who indulge and see continually only the negative, the bleak, the dark, the adverse in life, including a deep-seated resentment and even hatred towards those who were the perpetrators of a profoundly hurtful and costly part of a storied past. For them, life is an ongoing, relentless, exhausting competition based on scarcity and limits. All progress is a struggle. Nothing is synchronic. There is little, if any, so-called magic in their lives. Miracles are not a part of their individual experiences. They are for “the other guy,” the one who gets all the luck. It takes little to throw them off their game. Their confidence is low and getting lower. Most certainly, their emotions oftentimes control them, rather than them being the one in control. They often feel tired. Restful sleep eludes them. They wonder why it seems that they are oftentimes sick. Recovery seems to take forever. They lack drive. The adventurous dreams of their youth have now been replaced by a life of predictable mediocrity and monotony, a life simply running out what is left on its clock. They too attract people who are in many ways, mirror images of themselves. The positive ones, the so-called winners, they avoid them like the plague.

    Does this describe your life in the present?

    If it does, at least in part, I have a two more questions for you to reflect on honestly:

    • How many more days are you going to allow yourself to pay dearly for the transgressions of others towards you?
    • How much longer will you empower the weaknesses of those who have long forgotten you and their acts?

    Forgiveness is not so much about a decision of the heart towards others. It is much more about what the condition of you own future will look like. Yes…we are the biggest determinant of what our tomorrows will look like going forward. You may say, “I understand all that, but you see, I simply can’t forgive. Humanly, I am incapable of it. What was done to me, to my children, the cost that was borne then and even to this day is incalculable. I wish only for retribution, preferably where I can witness it firsthand before I leave this earth.

    In one all-important sense, you are right. Humanly speaking you are incapable of the forgiveness that is so important for you to embrace. I have yet another vitally important question you need to answer before you can move on.

    If I gave you the recipe that would transform “I can’t humanly forgive” to “I can now gloriously and fully forgive,” would you be willing to accept it? 

    This may just be the weightiest decision you’ll ever make!

    Answer no and your life’s harvest will continue to bear what it has, for what seems like an eternity. Answer yes and I promise you the GIFT, a bounty beyond your wildest imagination that will render the significance of your need for justice impotent and of no value whatsoever. The decision is yours, as is the verdict of what your future will look like.

    Haven’t you suffered with carrying the burden of this long enough?

    Alan E. Freedman was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada and has been living in Arizona for 26 years. Alan is an Animal Advocate and has authored 3 books…The Walk, My Weekly Walk and I’m Every Woman. He is Podcast Creator and Host of Discovering and Living the Best Version…of YOU!

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    1. Rosemary Anderson on August 16, 2021 1:42 pm

      Hi Alan! So good to see your happy self leap from the page this morning. It sounds like you are well and prospering and I’m delighted by that.

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    Dear Sedona,

    The moment is upon us. The time for a united effort to shift the focus back to our community is now.

    The ability to thrive in our community, our environment, our workforce, and the tourist industry, is entirely possible because we have all the resources needed for success.

    Still, we need a council that isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions, that makes decisions based on data and facts, and through discussion, rather than moving and voting in group unison as they so regularly do.

    This is my home. I have been a part of the Sedona community for 28 years. I witnessed the road debacle, the lack of planning, the city circumventing the local businesses ability to thrive, while making choices to expand the local government and be in direct competition with private industry.

    I am a unique candidate because unlike the incumbents, I don’t believe the government should expand in size, nor in operations, nor would I attempt to micromanage every aspect of our community.

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    I do not agree that we should sign onto International Building Codes and regulations by signing Sedona up to the ICC. It is imperative that we remain a sweet, rural community.

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    The discord between the decision making process and the desires of the community have never been more clear. It has been nearly a decade in the making.

    It is time for a new era of energy to take charge. An energy that is reflective in the ability to succeed rather than be trapped in out of date consciousness.

    It has been a great honor meeting with each of you. I hear your concerns over the insane and out of control spending and I echo them. A budget of $105,000,000 in a town of 9700 residents is completely unacceptable. A parking structure (that looks like a shoe box) originally slated to cost 11 million, now projected to cost 18 million, is incomprehensible. Especially, considering there is no intention of charging for parking.

    For those who are concerned that I lack the political experience within our established system- that is precisely what Sedona needs… Not another politician, but instead a person who understands people, who listens to the voices within the community, and who will act in service on their behalf with accountability, for the highest good of Sedona. What I am not, will prove to be an asset as I navigate the entrenched bureaucracy with a fresh perspective. Business as usual, is over.

    Creative solutions require new energy.

    Every decision that is made by our local government, must contemplate Sedona first.

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    • Will this decision sustain benefit in the future, or will it bring more problems?

    What we have now is a city government that expands to 165 employees for 9700 residents. Palm Desert has 53,000 residents and 119 city employees. Majority of our city department heads are not even in town. I find this problematic.

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    As mayor I will make it a priority to create opportunities to support our youth.  After school healthy, enriching programs should be created for our kids, and available to the Sedona workforce regardless of residency and regardless of school they belong to.

    As Mayor, I will create an agenda to deliberately embody the consciousness of our collective needs here, allowing private industry to meet the needs of our community rather than bigger government.

    I hope to have your vote on Aug 2nd. I am excited and have the energy to take on this leadership role with new eyes, community perspective, and the thoughtful consciousness that reflects all ages of the human spectrum.

    Thank you deeply for your consideration.

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