{"id":58091,"date":"2025-09-29T18:09:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T23:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=58091"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:11:23","slug":"motivational-monday-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=58091","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 29,2025 – Forgiveness<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cForgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Nobel Peace Prize Winner (1931 – 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForgiveness is the attribute of the strong.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian political and spiritual leader (1869-1948)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elder JZ:<\/strong> When I get exasperated with life, the universe, etc., I find comfort in John Prine’s whimsical song about forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fish and Whistle<\/strong>
John Prine

Father, forgive us for what we must do
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
Then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven

Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
Eat everything that they put on your dish
And when we get through, we'll make a big wish
That we never have to do this again again again<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
John Prine! He was a master at weaving humor, profound insight, and a touch of the absurd into his songwriting, often tackling serious subjects with a disarming wit and empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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