“I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you’re not hurting the person you hate, you’re hurting yourself. It’s a healing, actually, it’s a real healing…forgiveness.” Louis Zamperini For many people, this is the step that causes them the most difficulty. Even if they have managed …
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. Smedes Forgiveness is a decision. It doesn’t just happen. It’s a choice we make, a choice to let go of our past hurts. Fundamental to that choice is our understanding that we cannot have a better past. The …
The past is always behind you. Be forward looking. Focus on positive messages and habits that can change your life, not on the past negative messages that darken your past. Try this exercise. Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle. On the left side, write Things that block my …
What is forgiveness? The simplest definition is found in Merriam Webster’s dictionary for kids, “the act of ending anger.” I would add–it’s letting go of blame, resentment, and hate, allowing room in our heart to embrace our future. Everyone is faced with the decision to forgive people during their lives. Sometimes extending forgiveness can be …
Inevitably, it has taken us years to reach the point where we are ready to begin our journey to forgive. That is a great distance to travel and like all great distances cannot be traveled in one headlong sprint. The journey to free yourself from anger, hate, revenge, bitterness, guilt, grudges, and hopelessness covers a …
Nothing is more frightening than silence. Fear keeps us paralyzed. To break silence is to do the bravest thing possible. Breaking silence is cathartic–it allows you to get your negative feelings out from where they are locked within you. Of course, it’s not enough to express those feelings but it’s a necessary first step to …
Step 2: Identify your experience…Break the Silence Read More »