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Why Bother Stepping Out of the Cycle of Unforgiveness?
By Terese Luikens | Dec 4, 2025 | Forgiveness
The Cycle of Unforgiveness Unforgiveness has a way of tethering our thoughts to the past because thoughts of unforgiveness are cyclical and cycles are hard to break. A familiar pattern of unforgiving thoughts might go like this: I think about the person and how they offended me. Then, I ruminate on that particular event and…
Read More → Why Bother Knowing What You Know About Unforgiveness?
By Terese Luikens | Dec 2, 2025 | Forgiveness, Mental Health, Suicide Survivor
What Do You Know About Unforgiveness? Did you know that unforgiveness is subtle, yet destructive? Did you know that it affects relationships other than with the one who offended us? Did you know that unforgiveness also affects our mental and physical health? Once upon a time, I knew nothing about either unforgiveness nor forgiveness. These…
Read More → Why Bother Being Grateful for Second Chances?
By Terese Luikens | Nov 30, 2025 | Gratitude
Second Chances Ever hear the phrase, “Please allow me a second chance at a first impression?” I read these words from the book, A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles. A few years back, one of my sisters as well as my husband read the book and recommended it to me. I tried, but was…
Read More → Why Bother Being Grateful for the Power of Choice?
By Terese Luikens | Nov 28, 2025 | Gratitude
Power of Choice In his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey, states that, “In the space between what happens and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices, but we can always choose.” If…
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