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Forgiveness

Why Bother With the Benefits of Forgiveness?

Benefits When I facilitate my emotional Healing Through Forgiveness © workshops, I count it a privilege. At the beginning of each workshop, I share my story. The participants hear about my anger, my bitterness and my old grudges. They listen as I tell them about my arduous journey to forgiving. As they hear my story,…
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Faith

Why Bother Releasing a Relationship?

Release Forgiveness is complex. It is a personal journey that we take toward healing our emotional wounds. Whether we are forgiving an abusive spouse, an absent father, a silent mother, ourselves, or hoping someone can forgive us, forgiving is a long and arduous journey for everyone involved. In my Emotional Healing Through Forgiveness workshops, I’m…
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Faith

Why Bother Feeling Remorse?

Remorse When we feel remorse it can be the first step toward making a healthy choice to change. But, feeling remorse can also bog us down, hinder relationships with ourselves and others as well as hold us hostage to self-condemnation. How then, can we use our feeling of angst, remorsefulness, and contriteness to move forward…
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Gratitude

Why Bother Thinking Grateful Thoughts?

Thinking Grateful Thoughts The other day while I was driving, I began to ruminate on everything that I was thankful for. I’m not sure why my mind went down that particular roadway of gratitude, but it did and I went along for the ride.  My list began with being thankful for my car. It is…
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