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Forgive I grew up emotionally ignorant. My understanding of how I felt was limited to feeling sad, mad, or glad. Consequently, after my father’s suicide, a barrage of foreign feelings descended upon me and the load seemed enormously cumbersome and awkward. I didn’t know how to label how I felt, but sad and mad were…

Misconceived Ideas I know that by the time I reached my early adolescent years, I’d already formed quite a few ideas, in my subconscious, about life in general. But I did not examine any of those particular notions until I was forced to consider: Why is it that I think this way? One of my…

Broken Trust All of us have stories we could tell. None of us are exempt from experiencing a painful breach, a rupture or a violation in a relationship. And yet, whatever offense, misdeed or transgression we’ve experienced does not prove that trust once broken cannot be rectified. Though broken trust is not easily mended, it…

Understanding and Forgiveness The other day, my granddaughter and her family came to dinner. Although my granddaughter, Asher, started out wearing jeans, a long sleeved sweatshirt, and tennis shoes, by the time the evening had ended, she’d peeled off her outer layer to a pair of shorts, a short sleeved t-shirt and bare feet. Her…