Forgiving

How to Overcome Your Unwillingness to Forgive

Walter E. Jacobson, M.D. | Posted 05.29.2012

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It's easier to forgive others if we can find some meaning, some wisdom, some benefit born of the assault and the suffering we experienced.

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Forgiveness That Forgets: Seeing Our Mistakes Through Our Eyes

David Wilson | Posted 04.09.2012

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Life happens. My question is: How can we find true and lasting forgiveness? Can you look past the sometimes rapidly-imposed judgments and attempt to see through our eyes why things happened as they did?

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Get Addicted... To Forgiving Yourself

Anne Naylor | Posted 04.08.2012

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To open your heart and honestly express your mistakes, fears or doubts seems counterintuitive. And yet, when you do so, you touch and awaken other hearts to do the same.

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Healing the Past in the Present

Wendy Strgar | Posted 04.06.2012

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Many of us don't recognize how we hold our future hostage to the pain of our past. We don't understand that healing the past happens in the here and now.

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Closure After a Breakup

Amy Chan | Posted 04.22.2012

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Closure is a process, and often a long, drawn out one. And during that process, the only things that heal are time, reflection and going through your emotions.

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Family Matters

Oren Wunderman | Posted 02.11.2012

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The best thing that anyone of us can do with an action or statement that we now regret is to forgive ourselves, learn from our experience, apologize sincerely (if doing so is appropriate and available), and do better next time.

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Forgiveness Doesn't Run in My Family

Nikki Luongo | Posted 01.07.2012

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We all have those moments where we wish would just slam the door and never deal with that person again, but it's just not that simple.

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5 Tips to Help You Forgive -- And Become Healthier

David R. Hamilton, Ph.D. | Posted 01.06.2012

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It's not about letting someone off the hook. Forgiveness is about freeing ourselves so that we can move forwards in our lives and not continue to suffer.

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How To Forgive When It Hurts Most

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 12.16.2011

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You will not be able to forgive your spouse until you fully take responsibility for your participation in the relationship issues that may have contributed to the infidelity.

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What is Love?

Amy Chan | Posted 12.05.2011

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Love is being the best person you can be, every day. It is waking up and making the choice to act and live with love, honesty, loyalty, selflessness and commitment.

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How You Can Forgive Your Ex-Spouse

Deborah Moskovitch | Posted 08.15.2011

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Forgiveness and letting go are topics that often arise in my divorce consulting practice.

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Could You Forgive This?

Heide Banks | Posted 11.17.2011

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One spring day, 21 years after Liz's assault, she received a letter in her mailbox from her rapist. He was making amends as part of a 12-step program for alcoholism, and he was asking her for forgiveness.

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Is There a Limit to Forgiveness? Yes

Alina Tugend | Posted 11.17.2011

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Are we in the wrong if we withhold forgiveness from someone who sincerely requests it? Not necessarily.

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Why Forgive?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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What purpose does forgiving serve? And how do you forgive? The "how" was what I asked myself some 16 years ago, as I went into my divorce feeling emotionally distraught.

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Bumper Sticker Wisdom

Vaishali | Posted 11.17.2011

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How is it that all the great spiritual sayings can fit on a bumper sticker? The reason is that Universal truth is simple and straightforward.

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Is It Crazy To Forgive Those Who Hurt You? A Christian Perspective

Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge | Posted 05.25.2011

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I hated him -- with every fiber of my being. It's the first time I think I really understood on a fundamental level what the Bible calls a "perfect" hatred. But, eventually, I had to forgive him.

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Nourishment For A Peaceful Mind And Body

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Peace starts at home, and home is where the heart is. When you listen to your heart, your inherent value, values and love, you touch into the peace that is always present within you.

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The Secret Is Forgiveness: 9 Helpful Hints

Barb Rogers | Posted 11.17.2011

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We must tell ourselves when circumstances arise that it's not always about us. That helps us step back, attempt to look at things from a new perspective and really think before we act or react.

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Forgiveness: You Want Acceptance, But Are You Giving It?

Holly Sidell | Posted 05.25.2011

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While you may not like or agree with how you were raised, or may be angry that you aren't accepted for who you are by your parents, remember that they are also people with feelings and their own history.

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Forgiveness: A Key To Healing

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Challenges give us choices and choices are produced by becoming aware of the larger picture that is present. In my experience, awareness comes through relaxation, love, and a willingness to be open.

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Turning On The Light At Times Of Loss

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Whatever you lose in the course of your life, there is something to gain. You may go through a period of "darkness," and at a certain moment, you may be able to see "light at the end of the tunnel."

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Celebrating Divine Love This Valentine's Day

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Whether you are with your loved one this Valentine's Day, or on your own, you can be celebrating Divine Love. What is Divine Love? How it any different from regular old love? And how can you celebrate it?

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6 Tips For Facing Your Finances With Confidence

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Your sense of status, place in life and well-being may have come to depend upon a level of income and expenditure. Expectations dashed, disappointment and financial loss can make for deep-seated misery.

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Love Wins -- Releasing Romantic Illusions

Gabrielle Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the majority of my life, navigating romantic relationships was like trying to reverse the Titanic. My past romances were filled with tons of mini-dramas and fearful illusions.

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Can Your Vows Enrich Your Marriage In 2010?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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Vows can be seen as the bridge between romantic love and the love that lasts a lifetime. For better or worse, such commitment can lead to understanding, compassion and appreciation of your loved one.

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