We can choose forgiveness long before we feel forgiving. In fact, we will choose to cancel the debt before we feel like it. If we wait until we feel like it, we’ll never forgive. Releasing the pursuit of revenge involves several factors. Identifying the sin, identifying and feeling our emotions, developing empathy for the sinner, …
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I Am Still Waiting
At 18, I loved a poem by Lawerence Ferlinghetti: “I Am Waiting.” I was waiting for a way out And for someone to hold me for despair to take a hike for the tears to stop for the sun to rise for somebody to tell me who I am for an apology and an explanation for something …
Best News Ever
If we get the emotional nurture we need in childhood, we move out of the house saying, “Hey, Mom and Dad, it’s been great. I’ll be in touch. Love you!” If we don’t get the attention, affection, and respect we need as children, we leave our childhood home with two choices. We either look for …