I'm reading a new book, The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness and Peace by Jack Kornfield. It's that word, lovingkindness, that got me. I love that word. Like everything I want to be all wrapped up in one little package. I've read books that quote Jack Kornfield (that name!) and thought, "Huh. I ought to check him out." It took lovingkindness to bring me into the fold. Here is what he says today:

We may still be suffering terribly from the past
while those who betrayed us are on vacation.
It is painful to hate. Without forgiveness we
continue to perpetuate the illusion that hate
can heal our pain and the pain of others.
In forgiveness we let go and find relief in
our heart.