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- *** We Must Start Loving the Killers Among Us - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Deborah LeighOprah decided to pull the plug on her April 20 show focusing on the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings because in her words, “After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers.” Instead, she ran a rather ho-hum episode about a mother leaving prison. Oprah was wrong. ...
Views: 1597(3 votes) - Forgiving Sets Us Free - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from joanne awYou may face struggles in forgiving people who have hurt you. The anger, bitterness, resentment and hatred within rob us of the joy and compassion in our hearts. We become unhappy as revengeful thoughts fill the minds e.g.“I’ll let you have a taste of your own medicine." “You hurt me so I’ll ...
Views: 648 - Forgiveness: The Other "F" Word - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Christine MetawatiI call this the other "F" word. No, not because it is insulting or deragoratory in any way. It is just that it has so much charge associated with it, almost like the word "God". Many people are turned off by it, and some people get defensive when this word is mentioned as a possibility to ...
Views: 1259 - ***The Power of Oneness - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2009 from Colin TippingSince I often refer in conversation about how Radical Forgiveness has the power to create change in people, it seems appropriate for me to say something about the nature of that power and the source from which it emanates. You would probably expect me to say that God is the source, but I am not ...
Views: 3087(1 vote) - Spirituality, Forgiving, and Letting go: 10 Tips to Free Yourself From Resentment - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Scott & Stephen PetulloOne of the most beneficial things you can do for your emotional well-being is to forgive. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt you, let you down, ripped you off, and anyone you perceive as the “enemy." Why? Because holding on to resentment toward someone depletes your energy, delays spiritual ...
Views: 4061 - Forgiveness and Letting Go - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2009 from Ton PascalI was overwhelmed with emails after I published my personal experiences with forgiveness. I was surprised to see how many people felt like I did, and “could wear my shoes," so to speak. But very few felt the inner motivation to finally make the ‘jump’ and bridge the gap. Each individual has ...
Views: 1418 - Getting on With Life: The Power of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from Trinity NievesForgiveness is a choice, an internal process. Forgiveness is a gift you receive because you’ve chosen to focus on other goals in your life, such as – better relationships, great health, a positive self-esteem, self-discovery, etc. Once you’ve traveled far enough down the painful road of ...
Views: 1328 - The 5 Top Reasons to Never Forgive and Why You Must - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Brenda AdelmanI have been performing my one-woman play, My Brooklyn Hamlet, on and off since 2000. It is based on my journey from deep despair and darkness to acceptance and peace after my father (whom I adored) shot and killed my mother (my best friend) and subsequently married my mother’s sister. After ...
Views: 6260 - How to Forgive Your Mother’s Betrayal: So You Can Truly Stand in Your Power - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Brenda AdelmanMy mother died in 1995. As many do after someone dies, I put her up on a pedestal. It’s only now, fourteen years later, that I have begun to look at the affect the unhealed parts of our relationship have had on me and the unanswered questions they have left for me. Would we have resolved our ...
Views: 15333(1 vote) - Love Your Body, Forgive Your Self - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThis may sound a bit odd coming from me, but I believe that regardless of what you eat, how many times each week you exercise, or what particular diet you decide to try, if you do not have your inner life in order, it will be difficult to be at peace with yourself and your body. In discussing ...
Views: 1042 - The Paradox of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesTo forgive or not forgive? Your decision could affect your health and the quality of your life. Studies prove that people who choose not to forgive have more stress-related illnesses, lower-functioning immune systems, and increased likelihood of heart disease than people who forgive. A ...
Views: 1370 - Goodbye Grudges, Hello Love: How Forgiveness Allows You to Attract Your True Match - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWe all draw relationship partners in accordance with our core beliefs. If you consistently attract emotionally unhealthy relationship partners, there is a pattern that you must break in order to recognize a balanced and devoted relationship. During my years of matchmaking I have found that ...
Views: 2138(1 vote) - Letting Go of Stuff - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHave you ever lain awake at two o’clock in the morning, feeling stressed and overwhelmed because your dreams are not being accomplished? Do you constantly remind yourself that you have made mistakes in the past? Do you worry about whether or not you are making the right decisions about your ...
Views: 1208 - The Hardest to Forgive is You - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Kelly BallardAbout two weeks ago I saw an interview with Sully (captain of the Hudson River flight) and I was surprised to hear him speak of forgiveness. He was asked what has been the hardest thing about this experience and he said, “Forgiving myself.” “What?” cried the incredulous reporter, “Forgive ...
Views: 1870 - Reflections on Forgiveness - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.I’ve been reflecting on the ways my experience of forgiveness has deepened and expanded since Sheri Rosenthal and I launched WITH Forgiveness on September 11, 2006. Here are my reflections: What are you for giving? I recently noticed, when I was asked about forgiveness, that my thoughts ...
Views: 5529 - The Sweet Smell of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2009 from Ralph P. BrownThere is a German folk tale about Baron von Munchausen... he was out hunting one day and as he stalked his prey, he fell into a bog. He was so desperate to get out that he tried to pull himself out by his own beard! To his situation he managed only to add more pain. This might be a laughable ...
Views: 1616 - What Are You For Giving? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.There are many sayings that remind us that what you give is what you get. For instance, what goes around, comes around captures the idea that what we give is what we will receive. For some this is the idea of Karma, and for others it is the essence of the Golden Rule, do unto others as you would ...
Views: 1532 - The Transformative Power of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.One of the gifts of being a co-creator of WITH Forgiveness is that I have the opportunity, on a daily basis, to expand and deepen my capacity to forgive by practicing what I preach! One afternoon, I was home watching some documentaries. The first and last one, I watched that day was, “Jesus ...
Views: 11049(4 votes) - A Season for Non-Violence - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.January 30, 2009 marked the beginning of the 12th annual Season for Non-Violence. A Season for Nonviolence is an international 64-day educational, media and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform and empower our lives and our ...
Views: 1772 - How to Forgive Your Father’s Betrayal So You Can Have More Love in Your Life Now - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Brenda AdelmanDid you know that if you are angry, un-forgiving and resentful of your father you are actually hurting yourself? Think about it for a minute. Who holds that anger in their body and mind? You or him? This energy becomes toxic to the person feeling it and usually shows up as depression (which can ...
Views: 8776 - ***A Bridge to Somewhere - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2009 from Colin TippingClearly, the days of profligate spending are over. But that doesn't mean we won't spend at all in the next few months and years. It's just that we will spend more wisely now. Just like our government is investing in infrastructure as a way to move our economy forward, we should be planning to ...
Views: 2393(1 vote) - Forgiveness: A Gift to Yourself - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Sheri RosenthalWe hear so much about forgiveness--in our churches, on Oprah, in new age magazines, but do we truly understand what the big deal about forgiveness is? We read that if we forgive others and ourselves we are doing our spiritual work and becoming better people, but what does that mean to us? You ...
Views: 1883 - Forgiveness as a Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Ana HolubForgiveness is a spiritual path. (But who is the teacher, and where are the holy books?) Forgiveness is a spiritual path, not a religion. The teacher that guides you is the Infinite Essence that lives eternally within you. The holy books are the stories of your own life. Within them are ...
Views: 1283 - Forgiveness is a Choice, Not a Feeling - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2009 from Allison O'NeillWe have all had people in our lives that have pissed us off. The trouble is if years later we still haven’t forgiven them and moved on, it eats away at us – not them. If you can’t forgive a person they still have control over you. Forgiveness is a choice not a feeling. Some people will be ...
Views: 7598 - I'm Running Out of Cheeks: How Do I Forgive Those Who Hurt Me? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2009 from Aaron WelchOne of the most difficult scriptures to apply in our lives is Jesus’ teaching on “turning the other cheek” when somebody attacks us or insults us. For many of us (including yours truly) our first reaction to an attack is to defend ourselves. In fact, when it comes to dealing with a perceived ...
Views: 1464(2 votes) - Forgiveness in Life - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2009 from Sandy AndrewThe Memory Have you ever experienced an event in your life that you can’t seem to forget? It agitates you and angers you when you recall and dwell on the memory. Perhaps someone did one or more of the following to you? • stole from you • misled you • cheated you in some way • abused ...
Views: 1596 - Ho'Oponopono - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2008 from Krow FischerIn our channelled book ‘Weavers of Light’, one of the things we are asked to look at is how we have created the tapestries of our lives, to look at our ancestral, or genetic lines and our societal fabrics, and take responsibility for our part. It is not an easy thing to do, as we are ...
Views: 1425 - The Three Steps to Forgive and Finally be Free - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Brenda AdelmanI was raised by wiseguys in Brooklyn (my father one of them). He taught me how to drive a Cadillac at six and how to shoot a gun at ten. He had a nickname for me, Brenda Badenda, his Great Defenda. I was definitely Daddy’s little girl. Mom was an eclectic bohemian artistic who practically ...
Views: 3032(1 vote) - Do I Have To Forget To Forgive? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2008 from Deidre LoganAmnesia is Impossible. Now What? Hurt feelings happen. Pain is a fact of life. Get used to it. It's not going anywhere. Create a strategy for dealing with it right now and spare yourself years and years of needless pain. The good news is hurt feelings are not fatal. You don't have to die from ...
Views: 702 - ***Your Willingness to Receive is the Gift - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2008 from Colin TippingAt this time of year, the focus is 100% on giving. Yes, it’s a wonderful feeling to give from your heart, but how about receiving? Can you do that with an open heart as well? The fact is many people find receiving much more difficult, but giving and receiving are two sides of the ...
Views: 3018 - Forgiveness. Why is so difficult. How to. - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2008 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellForgiveness is one of the deepest and most intense spiritual manifestations. And from the spiritual perspective, it has to be completely honest, integral and absolute. It requires of a great effort and after this, follows the experience of conciliation and then balance and harmony. Why is so ...
Views: 1760 - ***Upsiding The Downturn - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Colin TippingBy any standards, we look to be in a bit of economic mess right now and in many ways the future looks bleak and uncertain. If you are in danger of losing your home or your job, you know this only too well. If you are in a predicament like this, I don't doubt that you are feeling fearful, angry ...
Views: 2647(1 vote) - Releasing Resentment - Part 1 - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2008 from Helen GordonIs there a sense of failure of some kind? Are you concerned about your image; what will people think? Do you feel betrayed or victimized? These things bring superficial value or justification to hold resentment in our hearts. Our egos will appear to support our guarded reasons for not ...
Views: 1454 - ***Getting a Jump on Thanksgiving Jitters - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2008 from Colin TippingAs Thanksgiving looms, a familiar queasiness in the gut may be forming as you contemplate the annual family get-together. But I doubt your concern is about what dishes people are bringing for the table. Rather, my bet is you are worrying about the emotional baggage that everyone, including ...As ...
Views: 1787(1 vote) - It's All About You! - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2008 from Rev. Nina RoeThe topic of forgiveness has ground shaking power and mind altering inspiration. In my experience working with the many women who have crossed my path in need of healing through forgiveness, there is probably no other single subject that brings more angst, confusion, excitement and ...
Views: 1284 - Roll Away The Stone - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2008 from Paula MarolewskiSisyphus does not usually tread the dusty streets of Jerusalem. He has never appeared in a Paschal reading, nor was he ever mentioned in an Easter sermon. But this Easter, I thought of him. That ancient man of Grecian myth, forever doomed to roll the stone of his judgment up the hill, forever ...
Views: 1134 - Forgiveness Is A Spiritual Path - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2008 from Ana Holub(But who is the teacher, and where are the holy books?) Forgiveness is a spiritual path, not a religion. The teacher that guides you is the Infinite Essence that lives eternally within you. The holy books are the stories of your own life. Within them are clues...and treasures... hidden ...
Views: 1347 - Forgiveness: The Most Powerful Healing Tool Of All - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2008 from Ana HolubWhat is Forgiveness? What do you mean when you say the word "forgiveness"? For me, it means surrender, letting go, allowing, and acceptance. Acceptance of what is, of what has been, and acceptance of ourselves just the way we are. Forgiveness means that we choose to love LOVE more than we ...
Views: 1499 - “A Course In Miracles” A Way For Transformation - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from Gilad SchafmanChapter 1 Introduction A Course in Miracles was brought to Israel by Phyllis Schlemmer, a world renowned trance medium, in 1977. She formed a group of twelve people (including my mother) who practiced the course. Twelve years later the course was translated into Hebrew by Avi Yasur and Ruthi ...
Views: 3891(1 vote) - ***Why We Must Forgive Our Parents - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2008 from Colin TippingFew people going through a messy divorce in mid-life would blame their own parents for their predicament. Neither would a business owner betrayed by a trusted partner normally think in those terms. A person who loses his job every five years would also not say that his grandfather was to blame. ...
Views: 2469(1 vote) - Loving Authentically - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2013 from Heather Fraser -Whether you are husband and wife, spiritual partners, lovers, soul mates, it doesn’t matter what you call the union, what matters is - do you cherish and adore this person? Is this person what YOU want? Do you have chemistry? Do you feel uplifted when you see them? Do you feel like ...
Views: 1787(1 vote) - Why It Is Critical That We Forgive - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Kym KennedyIt has been my experience since I began my journey to learn about Radical Forgiveness (I am a completely certified Radical Forgiveness coach now, WooHoo!! ) that many people think that not forgiving those so-and-sos from our past and present is okay and that we can have peace anyway. After ...
Views: 1138 - Book Review: Getting to Heaven on a Harley - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Forgiveness. Learning to forgive others and let go of negative emotions is a crucial part of feeling mentally, spiritually and psychologically healthy. Colin Tipping is the Official Guide to Forgiveness. Getting to Heaven on a ...
Views: 1112 - Definition: Forgiveness - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2008 from Douglas PakForgiveness is the process of ceasing to feel resentment, indignation or anger against another person for a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. This definition, however, is subject to much philosophical critique. Forgiveness may be considered ...
Views: 10293 - *** International Worldwide Forgiveness Day - by August 3rd was designated as International Worldwide Forgiveness Day by the visionary, Robert Plath. His vision was it would be a day that would evoke the healing spirit of forgiveness worldwide. He created the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance in 1996 to empower that vision.
Each year on this ...
Views: 3259 - Top Six Reasons To Forgive - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2008 from Michelle BeaudryNo one can change the past, but you do have the power to upgrade how you feel about it, and that makes all the difference. You can take your power back from all those painful memories, and make peace with your past. Forgiveness heals the guilt and the hurt, and does this quietly, privately, and ...
Views: 2315 - *** Walking to Forgive - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Colin TippingOne of the reasons why I think people are reluctant to go through a process of forgiveness is because they just don’t want to revisit the pain. Let sleeping dogs lie! Why dig up the past? Just forget it! Who needs it, for God’s sake? But research is showing that this strategy ...
Views: 2029(3 votes) - *** How Radical Forgiveness Works - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2008 from Colin TippingOrdinary forgiveness is 'letting bygones be bygones'. A certain willingness to forgive is implied but the belief something wrong happened is never questioned. “You did that to me, but I’ll let you off the hook and forgive you.” Research based at Seattle University, WA ...
Views: 13554(6 votes) - Forgive - But Don't Forget - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2008 from Eileen BennettHolding a grudge - hanging onto past hurt with the intention of, some day, some how, inflicting pain on the person who hurt you, by way of retribution - does most damage to the person holding it! When you hold a grudge, anger, bitterness and resentment eat away at your soul, while the person ...
Views: 6622 - Healing Relationships Ritual - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Rev Peggy RayRelationships thrill us, heal us, confound us, frustrate us. Every single one of us will struggle with them during the course of our lifetime. Relationships bring to us some of our most profound lessons in life. The people that we love the most are the ones that we open our hearts to. They may ...
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