9 Steps to Restore Friendship

Forgiveness does not mean that you forget the incident or relieve the offender from the consequences of his actions, but that you no longer resent your friend.
It is necessary to forgive a friend in order to restore a friendship where one friend has offended or wronged the other.
Take the following 9 steps to repair and [...]

Are You Dwelling on the Past?

The Importance of Looking to the Future Rather than Dwelling on the Past
Your past shapes who you are. The experiences you have throughout your life play an integral part in how you behave and look at the world.
This may not seem like a big deal, but in certain circumstances, it can become a detriment to [...]

Letting Go of Anger After Divorce

Four Ways to Let Go of Past Pain

Dissolving Past Pain and Moving Forward in Your Life
Have you ever been hurt so badly that you thought you’d never come out on the other side?
Perhaps you’re still holding onto that grief. If you are, then it’s time to learn how to let go of past pain. You deserve to let it go and [...]

3 Myths about Forgiveness
4 Forgiveness Techniques

“True forgiveness is not an action after the fact, it is an attitude with which you enter each moment.” David Ridge
3 Myths About Forgiveness:
1. Forgiveness means you condone the behavior of the person.
2. Forgiveness means you have to maintain a relationship with the person.
3. Forgiveness means that you forget about the incident.
All of these are [...]

Child Abuse – No Forgiveness Needed?

I received this response from my article:
Child Abuse – Is Forgiveness a Necessity?
I wanted to share it with you because it represents a different view point of dealing with child abuse ….
Jennifer Wrote:
I was sharing this story over the weekend, and then I saw your post on child abuse, so I thought I’d share.
My mother [...]

Child Abuse is Forgiveness a Necessity?

It always strikes me as somewhat odd, the way people will ask me how I forgave my father for all the harm he caused me. They don’t realize that forgiveness benefits me. It gives me the freedom to live my life the way I choose and not be chained down by the past child abuse [...]

What is Forgiveness?

I once heard the following definition of forgiveness …
“Forgiveness is giving up your right to hurt someone that has hurt you.”
I don’t necessarily believe we have a right to hurt someone that hurts us – but I do like this definition. Why?
So many people will justify the hurtful things they do by saying “They [...]