Healing Steps

by | Jan 30, 2021 | Forgiveness, Healing

If you grew up in a dysfunctional family as many do, following several basic steps can help you heal. First, be honest and admit the dysfunction. Imagine you chose your parents in order to evolve through these certain disharmonies. Don’t blame yourself; this is...

Get Over It Quickly

by | Nov 29, 2020 | Forgiveness

Everyone occasionally deals with hardship and suffering. Some experiences are minor inconveniences, others might be extremely painful. If we try to control our lives to avoid these experiences, not only are we likely to be unsuccessful, we could actually miss the...

Resentment

by | Feb 16, 2020 | Forgiveness, Love

Resentment is a feeling we conjure, reinforce and suffer from all by ourselves. “She bore bitter feelings of resentment toward her ex-husband.” “He’s filled with resentment at his boss.” It’s clear that resentment is a toxic emotion...

The Truth About Forgiveness

by | Sep 20, 2019 | Forgiveness

It’s wise to forgive others for perceived slights or grievances because we feel better. It’s even wiser to realize that hurt, anger or disappointment over others’ behavior is always self-generated. Our reactions are based almost entirely on our...

The Fallacious Nature of Fame

by | Jul 17, 2019 | Acceptance, Forgiveness, Self-love

Most of us have fantasized about being famous. Being admired and recognized by the masses for some special ability or beauty can seem sublime. However, beneath the aspiration for large scale, public recognition is actually the desire for self-love. Many who’ve...

To Err Is Human

by | Jun 16, 2019 | Forgiveness

Mistakes help us learn and evolve. No matter how it appears, harm caused by others’ mistakes is mostly unintended. We all do things with the idea of benefiting ourselves or our loved ones. If we find, in retrospect, that we took action without concern about the...