“You can´t use pain as a shield your entire life because then you end up blocking out everything that is good!” said one of the characters from the movie, Her Magical Christmas.

After listening to that, I stopped the movie, went back and re-visited the scene. Everyone screamed… but I played it, then I replayed the scene a third time. I told my friends that that sentence was very important. I got up and looked for Hannel´s part 12 and read point 4 out loud.

“The only way to keep from going backward is to keep going forward. Eternal vigilance is the price of success. There are three steps, and each one is absolutely essential. You must first have the knowledge of your power; second, the courage to dare; third, the faith to do.”

— Charles Haanel, The Master Key System, 12:4

Listen, I said, “I am now looking for signs everywhere, in every way because that is ‘eternal vigilance’”.

Listen to what this guy says, listen… “You can´t use PAIN AS A SHIELD YOUR ENTIRE LIFE because then YOU END UP BLOCKING OUT EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD!”

All of you know how hard Christmas and New Year´s has been for me all these years… I am stuck there… I almost hate going through another December. I just brace myself for what might come.

As a matter of fact, my cardiologist just ordered an angiogram… of course, the results will be ready on Monday, December 23.

I have been stuck in this “December” cycle and it needs to stop. So, recognizing that I am stuck gives me the power to decide to do something different, something extra-ordinary because I always have a choice… This recognition is: “knowledge of your power”.

So today, in this living room, in front of you, I am going to do something that requires courage, which is step 2. I am going to write a letter to myself explaining all the reasons I dread Christmas and I am going to apply the Law of Forgiveness.

First and foremost, I will forgive myself for staying stuck in the mud. Anyone want to join me? I have enough papers. So, let´s do this before we continue watching the movie.

This holiday season is a season to forgive. I choose to let go of all those memories of loss, betrayal, separation, illness. I choose to let go of those pent-up feelings. I choose to let go and be free of the hate, guilt, feelings of unworthiness, unfulfilled dreams, anything that no longer serves me…

Look back on 2024, or earlier years. Is there something or someone who did you wrong? Maybe there is someone you wronged. I don´t know. You know. Do you want to carry that weight with you to 2025? It´s time to forgive. Come on, we will take just a few minutes… Just, “do it now”!

In silence, everyone began to write. You could hear a pin drop.

Then, someone asked: are we going to read this out loud? Everyone laughed.

When the three of us were done, I told them we were going to apply the Law of Substitution. Replace the negative with something positive and be connected to the joy, happiness, openness, positive attitude of this holiday season.

Let me show you. I got up, took a deep breath and began… “I choose to forgive because I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, healthy, harmonious and happy!” and I did my little “Haka dance”. They laughed. They understood…

Step 3 is to have faith. I have faith that a new and amazing world unfolds as we speak because I now keep busy with things that fill my heart with joy… till the day I transcend into a different dimension. I focus and work hard to raise my vibration… that of my environment, and my planet, for my benefit and that of mankind.

I do anything and everything in my power to be stouthearted, loving and kind and I fulfill my dreams. I do not make room for jealousy, small thinking or harming of another being…

I abide by the Law of Gratitude because by being grateful, endless opportunities make their way into my existence. Thus manifesting my dreams because “the more you GIVE, the more you GET!”

I listen, really listen to the world within, with an open mind, like Haanel explains, in order to discover the being of light I was created to be, with all the wonders, smells, and colors.. I feel that I am amazingly connected to the beautiful vibrations of light and sound.

I have the ability to be forever young at heart, healthy, full of energy, loving and sharing freely in this ever-abundant multiverse of love.

We later watched the rest of the movie… Before leaving, one of my friends said, “You know, this afternoon changed my life.” We hugged. “Mine is changed also,” I whispered. This is the best Christmas ever!