Forgiveness

LEONA LEWIS CHORDS - FORGIVENESS Chords: C Bb F Ab Am Dm G Interlude: C Bb F Ab Version 1 C I don’t wanna spend another day, Bb Pointing fingers while im placing blame, F [...]

Have you ever noticed the difference in people who are able to easily let go of resentment and forgive, and those who stay in anger and blame? What I have noticed is that those who continue to stay... Read the full story...

In ten days I will have been married for eleven years. I have been looking at the same dirty socks strewn about for over a decade. I have been nagging at the same man to pick his wet towel off the bathroom floor for 4015 days. Not that I’ve been counting or anything. I’m just really [...]

One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job.His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his [...]

KANYE WEST ASKS SACRAMENTO FOR FORGIVENESS! Rapper Kanye West has begged concert-goers at his recent Sacramento, California gig for forgiveness, after he gave a shout out to the city during his show - but accidentally called out "Seattle". The Stronger star was performing at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento as part of his Glow In The Dark Tour on Friday (18Apr08), when he made the slip up during the song Good Life - just two days ...

Today's Scripture "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do"(Luke 23:34).Today's Word from Joel and Victoria OsteenWhen you've been hurt or offended, sometimes it's tempting to hold on to unforgiveness. But we have to remember, when people wrong us, our battle is not against flesh and blood. In other words, that person who hurt you is not the real enemy.The Bible says that your adversary is the devil, and he knows that if you don't forgive, then your prayers won't be effective. Unforgiveness puts up a barrier in your life to the power of God. Infact,if we don't forgive others, we can't be forgiven by God. But when you choose forgiveness, you open the door for God's healing power to flow through your life.Disarm the enemy in your life today by choosing forgivene

Today I have the opportunity to see and hear from Desmond Tutu. If you don’t know who Archbishop Desmond Tutu is you should pick up his book, No Future Without Forgiveness. Prior to reading the book, which I borrowed from a friend when I new Tutu would be visiting, I hadn’t know much about him [...]

Well, I checked my e-mail this morning to find two apologies from Strang Communication in my Inbox. The first was a formal apology they sent out to everyone who registered. The second was a personal apology they sent to me. Apparently, they were a little concerned when I called the entire thing [...]

Today's Scripture “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). Today's Word from Joel and Victoria When you’ve been hurt or offended, sometimes it’s tempting to hold on to unforgiveness. But we have to remember, when people wrong us, our battle is not against flesh and blood. In other words, that person who hurt you is not the real enemy. The Bible says that your adversary is the devil, and he knows that if you don’t forgive, then your prayers won’t be effective. Unforgiveness puts up a barrier in your life to the power of God. In fact, if we don’t forgive others, we can’t be forgiven by God. But when you choose forgiveness, you open the door for God’s healing power to flow through your life. Disarm the enemy in your life today by

Today, the things that I thought mattered…don’t. Because I hurt someone I love. I was careless with a trust that I treasure so much, I took it for granted. My heart is aching, my spirit pained. Who can understand the mysteries of the human heart? Who can live with a regret so heavy?Forgiveness. Forgiveness. Love covers a multitude of sins. Rebuild this city. Make the walls around it greater and stronger than before. Make it a city on a hill. High and Mighty. A strong Tower.Beautiful God, if you can give your life for me, then I can be forgiven.Like a balm, your words soothe me, O Lord. You know the price of Love. You paid the price for Love. My spirit is tired tonight, but there is still much to be thankful for. 4. A singular freckle on a tiny shoulder. 5. Wispy clou

If there is one area of the family cycle that provides an optimal opportunity for forgiveness, it would be the teenage years. Often filled with times of conflict and frustration, the teenage years can be a great time to exercise forgiveness. As a parent, you can provide the best education of forgiveness both [...]

The College Cost Reduction and Access Act offers a loan forgiveness program for those who work in public service.  As I am strongly considering a career in public service when I graduate from law school I decided to do more research on the loan forgiveness program. The details of how the program works are somewhat complicated [...]

Wilmer, Texas (ThaLunatic Daily) -- If you live in Wilmer, Texas - 42 year old James Brian Sliter would like to be your next mayor. There's just one itsy bitsy detail that has residents a bit uneasy about his candidacy. Sliter is a registered sex offender.Regardless of the controversy, Sliter is running for mayor anyway. He insists that the town of about 3,400 residents should elect him despite their feelings about his prior activities."People need to realize that people make mistakes and they need to look past those mistakes and forgive and move on," said Sliter. "I'm not asking anybody to condone what I did."Sliter was caught in a police sting that was arranged to capture suspects who were attempting to take their sex chats with teens a step further. About four years ago, Sliter

I found this in If by Amy Carmichael:If I say, "Yes, I forgive, but I cannotforget,"as though the God,Who twice a day washes all thesands on all the shores of all theworld,could not wash such memoriesfrom my mind,then I know nothing of Calvary love.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ——MIME_BOUNDRY_main_message Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”UTF-8″ I pray that my uncle will be able to pay his debt for my mom. I forgive him for doing my mom wrong. I pray that we don\’t loose our house because of it..i know that you the right plans for us Jesus. thank you - [...]

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To qualify for up to $5,000 loan forgiveness under this program you must not have had an outstanding balance on a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan as of October 1, 1998. To qualify for the increased amount of loan forgiveness up to $17,500 available for certain mathematics, science, and special education teachers, you must not have had an outstanding balance on a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan as of October 1, 1998, or on the date that you obtained a FFEL or Direct Loan program loan after October 1, 1998.Although a summary of the new requirements is provided below, for complete information about this program, contact the holder of your loan.To qualify, you must have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive complete academic years in an elementary or secondary school that

Breast cancer was consuming my life, when one day, I received a phone call from a girlfriend who was in a process of getting divorced from her husband after 30 years of marriage. After listening to her complaints for 30 minutes, she declared, “I will never forgive him” for this, “I will never forgive him” [...]

Weary from people telling you that you should just forget and forgive your ex and move on with your life? Frustrated by how easy that sounds, but how difficult it is to do? Would you like a new way to “let go” of your ex without feeling you have absolved him or her for what [...]

March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may need to revise his strategy for stemming record U.S. home foreclosures after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke urged lenders to forgive portions of some loans.(This is one of our major negotiation requests -asking for principle reduction- to get you a payment you can afford!)Bernanke's call, in a speech yesterday to bankers in Orlando, Florida, went beyond a Paulson-backed plan that focuses on renegotiating interest rates. With his remarks, the Fed chief joined the heads of the Office of Thrift Supervision and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and congressional Democrats in proposing stronger actions than Paulson to alleviate the worst housing recession in a quarter century. You can read the whole article here

"When the country runs out of money", legendary comedian W.C. Fields once told a reporter, "then we'll just have to print some more". If things were really that simple, tax season would become a greater celebration than Christmas, Halloween and The Super Bowl all wrapped into one. The current financial state of the US, however, looks pretty grim for all tax payers, and particularly homes and owners who have been fighting the blunt of it these past few years.

I had to blow the dust off of this question, it is so old! On 11/21/07, Christina emailed me the following question: There is an argument out there that since the mass is a representation of the cross of Christ and, as the Roman Catechism puts it, "is truly a propitiatory Sacrifice, by which God is appeased and rendered propitious to us", we have no need of confession. Further from the Roman Catechism on this point:"If, therefore, with a pure heart, a lively faith, and affected with an inward sorrow for our transgressions, we immolate and offer this most holy victim, we shall, without doubt, obtain mercy from the Lord, and grace in time of need; for SO delighted is the Lord with the door of this victim that, bestowing on us the gift of grace and repentance, He pardons our sins. Hence this

Here's a great song called "Forgiveness" by Jim Witter that really makes you realize how stupid and cruel it is to hold onto grudges and not forgive those people who have hurt us.Here are the words:Forgiveness (J.Witter/B. Tomberlin) Little Mickey Johnson was my very best friend In first grade we swore we’d stay that way to the end But in seventh grade somebody stole my bike I asked Mickey if he knew who did it, and he lied Cause it was him… And when I found out it hit me like a ton of bricks And I can still see that look on his face when I said “I never want to talk to you again” Sometimes we lose our way We don’t say things we should say We hold on to stubborn pride When we should put it all aside To waste the time we’re given seems so senseless And one little word shouldn’

 The River Church  When we forgive people, we supernaturally release freedom into their lives, so that they can come into their God-given destinies.  Even if they are not sorry for what they have done, by forgiving them we prepare the way in the spirit realm for them to hear God speak to them about repentance.  This [...]

Threefold Forgiveness Generous and magnanimous minds are readiest to forgive; and it is a weakness and impotency of mind to be unable to forgive. ~ Lord Bacon Inasmuch as sin is common to man (I John 1:8), we shall ever be called upon to face the problem of imperfection and the need of forgiveness: 1. Forgiveness from [...]

In December Congress passed sweeping legislation intended to help home sellers with foreclosures, short sales, deed in lieu of foreclosures, and loan modifications.  Prior to this bill discharged debt had been considered ordinary income to the borrower for income tax purposes.  Under certain circumstance (see below) taxpayers may now exclude this amount and the associated [...]

Father God, Thank you for giving me patience and strength as I am apart from the woman I love so dearly. It is with you in my life that I am able to overcome and make changes in my life. Father I thank you so much for my wife and children. Father [...]

Lots of time I tried to forgive...Forgive me for what I have done to myselfForgive me for what I have done to someForgive them for what they failed to seeForgive you for what you made of meAnd Most of the times I believeForgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.

Photo: berlinetapes Editors Note: This article is written by Tina Su. She is the CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) at Think Simple Now, a personal development site focused on simplicity, clarity, self-empowerment, motivation and happiness. You can read more about Tina and her mission here. “To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness” – Robert Muller Popular personal development strategies are known for using tools to achieve goals, techniques to success, and ways to become financially independent. If we really focus on these topics, you will find that they are all trying to lead you down the same path; the path to happiness. A happiness filled with fulfillment, purpose and peace. In my own experience, I have found that I was missing something. And the tool missing from my toolkit was forgiveness, particularly in forgiving myself. We tend to be our own toughest critics, which results in unnecessary self guilt p

We are blessed to live in a time when more and more options for wellness are available to us. Along with what we call “conventional medicine”, we have alternatives such as chiropractics,... Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...

Ask Forgiveness is the name of the upcoming 2007 album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It is a covers album including one new, original song. Review coming soon. Tracklist: 1. I Came Here to Hear the Music (Mickey Newbury) 2. I've Seen It All (Björk and Thom Yorke) 3. Am I Demon (Danzig (band)) ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Father I have sinned. I am so so sorry for disrespecting you by using my body inapproprietly. I pray that you be my strength and that I don’t falter again. Forgive me. My boss is sick and her son is abusive, I pray for peace in her heart and her family. - Kim from Edmonton, AB

Please God, I pray for healing; please help Chris to find a place in his heart to forgive me; please heal his heart of all of the pain of the past; please restore out family and our friendship and marriage. - Leslie from Georgia

Everyone please pray for me, and also pray for all your loved ones, and yourself. I pray for good genuine, godly righteous Jesus loving people, who want to lead a great godly life. This is prayer for whole world/universe. My Prayer: In Jesus name I Pray. I confess all my sins, and repent. I ask for forgiveness. Jesus has [...]

Lord, thank you for this trial. You continue to show me where I need to change to become closer to you. I thank you for the changes you have already made in me. Please keep changing me. Lord, I am sorry for how I reacted when dealing with my wife [...]

Lord, thank you for this trial. You continue to show me where I need to change to become closer to you. I thank you for the changes you have already made in me. Please keep changing me. Lord, I am sorry for how I reacted when dealing with my wife [...]

To search inside click here Sorry it has been so long since I’ve posted. There have been some personal issues that have been taking up much of my spare time. I am reading an amazing book that I can’t put down titled Forgiveness: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Get on with Your Life by Dr. Sidney B. Simon and Suzanne Simon. It discusses how forgiveness isn’t a gift that you give to someone who hurt you, but a gift you give to yourself. Many physical stressors in our lives occur due to the fact that we are holding onto grudges and other heavy baggage that weighs us down because we feel that by forgiving we are somehow giving in or letting them get away with it or that we are not validating our feelings. I haven’t finished it yet but I feel like I can relate so well with the words so I thought I would share with you a quick summary and some of my favorite entries so far. What Forgiveness is Not Forgiveness is not forgetting.Forgiveness is not cond

Father God, you are a wonderful God. You are a God of love. Your love for us is everlasting. You desire a realtionship with your children and that desire and love is so strong that you sent your Son, Yahushua, Jesus of Nazereth, to die upon the cross with the weight of [...]

So, If you're like me and can't get enough of Leona, these new tracks should ease your fix until her album drops. Leona is getting ready to release her debut album "Spirit" November 12th. The album includes the (soon to be mega hit) "Bleeding Love". Two new tracks have leaked! "Forgiveness" which is the b-side to her current single Bleeding Love, and "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" an acoustic cover (the leaked one is a live radio version) the re-make polished version will be included on the album. "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" is a beautiful cover, can't wait to hear the polished version. The album is gonna be solid! It only contains one cover, the rest are all original tracks that Leona co-wrote. Until we get the record, check out these hot tracks!DOWNLOAD FORGIVENESS NOW!DOWNLOAD FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE NOW!thanks for feeding. have a great day. RHo

Source - whatz-newHere Is A Brand Spanking New Track From Soon To Be Superstar "Leona Lewis"."Forgiveness" is the official B-side to the UK single release of "Bleeding Love", although it is more Pop than R&B is very well sung & shows Lewis' potential as a vocalist. Fortunately (IMO) this track has not been included in the album, which is a promising sign.To be honest, this girl Cannot fail, I think she will truly be a megastar, whether she will be the next "Mariah" is yet to be decided. If you live in the UK, you can see Leona perform her new single on Saturday Night's "X-Factor", for now check out the track below & see what you think.LISTEN: "Leona Lewis - Forgiveness"What Do You Think Of The Track,Let Me Know?

Please pray for me that God forgives my sins and gives me strength to forgive myself.Also rebuke the hidernace keeping me from getting a good job.It has been 7 years.Be in agreement with me in prayer that the wait is over and I am working somewhere different y Nov 1. - michelle from ky

God said that we are to forgive. Matthew wrote in Chapter 6, verses 14-15, “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” So does that mean EVERY person? Does that mean EVERY instance – where is the wriggle room? Or is there any? Well? Rev. Diane Parrish

I received a request yesterday by an Anonymous commenter on my article Turning the Other Cheek and Forgiveness: Anonymous said... The article is from the perspective (predominantly) of 'past transgressions'.... It is Very difficult continuing to forgive, when an onslaught of transgressions, including pathological lying, barrages each encounter.... Said mathematically, these are not Points in time, the transgressions continue. If they were water, they would not be an isolated pool, they would be a river! :) It is true that Jesus suffered.... but he Knew that the end would occur... and at this moment, he can look back on it, as others can.... Please comment on the continuing transgressions and How To Handle Them on a daily basis.So I am going to attempt to address this comment here today. First, let's address when it's OK not to forgive. In what circumstances are we allowed to say, "Enough is Enough. I cannot forgive anymore"? "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly F

By: Adam While Eastern medicine has long understood the strong relationship between health and forgiveness, it's not commonly accepted in the modern Western culture. We in the West want a pill to make the hurt go away, and our medical industry makes $ billions trying to meet that demand. Yet, whether we're talking about anxiety, depression, grief, stress, abuse recovery, addiction, eating disorders, even many physical illnesses, like cardiovascular diseases...pills are often only useful to mask the symptoms. In many cases, non-forgiveness over some event in the past is either the direct cause or a major contributing factor in the disease or condition. In fact, forgiveness is often needed before recovery is possible.Forgiveness Is Recovery: This is because resentment ties us psychologically to the hurtful person and event, compelling us to mentally replay the hurt over and over, deepening and widening the emotional scars until there is no escaping the feelings of powerlessness, victim

You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' "But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. Matthew 5:38-39 NKJVHave you ever felt wronged by someone, and had difficulty allowing the transgression to go, and forgive the person? Has their words or their actions wounded you so deeply, that you felt unable to forgive? Have you ever been certain that the harm they did was intentional, only to learn later that it was not? I've been in this position a time or two, and seen it even. It's hard to know what to say to someone when you know what they're feeling. It sounds so trite to say, "Forgive and let it go. It's not worth it." But Jesus tells us the same thing, in His Holy Word.Though it was once said, and eye for an eye, love teaches us to forgive. God is love. To be a true Christ follower, you cannot allow the deceiver to speak lies into your life and to fill you with hatred or even

I forgive myself for making mistakes I forgive myself for not loving myself enough I forgive myself for not realizing life is perfect I forgive myself for not taking responsibility for my thoughts I... Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...

In the past, I have usually been drawn to characters who have exhibited the need for redemption and forgiveness. Three of the most interesting have been portrayed on television to varying degrees. Angel from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”, was introduced as the mysterious “good” vampire with a soul, who develops an unrequited love for Buffy while seeking forgiveness and redemption for past deeds until we learned of the gypsy curse - that if he reaches a state of fulfillment, he would lose his soul. The inevitable happens, when he and Buffy have sex on her seventeenth birthday (Surprise , Innocence). Angel loses his soul, becomes evil and torments her by killing those closest to her until the season finale where she sends him into a Hell dimension, but not before Willow discovers the curse and restores his soul, using her ever increasing powers as a “good witch”. Seven Of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of UniMatrix 01, “Star Trek Voyager”, a former Bo

Newspaper headlines cried, "Protesters demand forgiveness for killer." Article after article proclaimed that citizens believe that criminals should be forgiven. One person quoted said, "As a society, we must forgive those who are sorry for their crimes. We are taught to forgive."For years the above attitude concerned me, but I wasn't able to give concrete reasons as to why I disagreed. However, I finally have the answer: Only people who are wronged can forgive the criminal, and forgiveness and legal consequences are two different things.If a reckless speeder hits me in front of my house, I can forgive the driver since I was the one hurt. However, if the speeding car strikes my neighbor, I cannot forgive, nor not forgive, because I was not the person harmed. Plus, if the person suffering from the accident forgives the speeder, the driver must still face the legal consequences of his or her actions. My "forgiving" the one who injures my neighbor is not really forgiveness because I am a

To encourage individuals to For More Information enter and remain in the teaching profession, the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program grants loan forgiveness of up to $17,500 for teachers in certain specialties, and up to $5,000 for other teachers who teach for five years in low-income schools and meet other requirements. read more

Angela Online Prayer Request My family needs a miracle for our finances. We spoke with a Consumer Credit Counselor this week to try and work out a more manageable payback option for our credit only to be told we can’t be helped that we should file bankrupcy. That was very discouraging to hear. The other issue is that my husband is fighting the idea of coming back to the Lord. He has gone back to church a couple of times mainly because our 2 sons have asked him to however he doesn’ t seem to be absorbing and practicing what the pastor is teaching. We have had some major problems in our marriage the past few months and I feel that this combined with the financial situation we have to turn to God. I know he is capable of anything. Please join in prayer with us for another miracle from God. Thank You

The reasons to unconditionally love and forgive are deeply interrelated issues for your emotions, your body, and your soul. Forgiveness can alter your life dramatically from emotional anguish to joy. More: continued here

Forgiveness helps you let go of your stories about yourself and others, which keep you stuck in your particular perceptions and self image. This article shows you how a lack of forgiveness interferes with happiness by keeping you tied to negativity, and it shows you how to forgive. More: continued here

Well, it's not the first of the month, but I'm doing a book plug anyway. Not just because the author was nominated for a RITA award this year or that I was promised a free book (Ha!), but because I'm a big fan of author Brenda Coulter's blog No Rules. Just Write and her new book coming out next month looks like a great read.A SEASON OF FORGIVENESS by Brenda CoulterAvailable in stores September 25.Order now from Amazon. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0373874537 )Read most of the first chapter at BrendaCoulter.comCHECK OUT THE VIDEO TRAILER AND SEE FOR YOURSELF:

It has been a rough few weeks and I've had to learn how to forgive myself for my limitations. Currently I've been pushing myself to look for ad agency work (freelance or full-time), look for a new apartment, consider looking for a new car AND figure out how long I'm staying in Denver.Today I realized I need to let go and be where I am and simply be happy with it. I was beating myself up today for not accomplishing very much in the last 2 weeks.Then I realized how ridiculous that idea really is: I'm still in physical and emotional recovery from the accident. I spend close to 12 hours of every day either going to, coming from or being at my contract job. Isn't that enough???My physical recovery has become mentally and emotionally difficult. I do not have the energy to go out at night so I stay in (often by myself), on the weekends it's tough to go places so I stay in or stay close to home. I'm not enjoying the outdoors as I normally do and that has become a mental burden as well (

I read so many notes and comments today that it made me think of some issues, and here is what i was thinking sharing it with you.Love the number one issue in all humans and the questions that ponders each ones mind and soul when they feel it, is he/she the one? how am i going to make sure if he/she is? is this real? or is it just a fantasy i'm living? a great writer i meet recently simplified one of the effects of love in a note she wrote that when your in true love there is a bond between the two lovers invisible bond that makes us feel the others sadness, happiness, pain without the need of verbal or visual communication, and even further she wrote that this bond generates some sort of visualization to us that we see the our loves image when we wake up in the morning or before we sleep at night without the need to hold the photo of the other person because its imprinted in our brains.well to add to this we know real love when we find the comfort between the others hands, a comfort

Thanks to First Presby, Linda, for this reminder about International Forgiveness Day on August 5th (the first Sunday of August). There are some great resources on this site for planning your own celebration, church services, family activities, and personal activities. Great idea!At First Pres., we are dedicating our August 5th service to our mission trip of 15 who went to Pine Ridge, South Dakota in June! Here are some pics. I think these two themes will go together very well.

And yet another politician caught up in yet another sex scandal. This time it's U.S. Senator David Vitter from Louisiana, after his telephone number showed up on the phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates, a prostitution ring run in Washington, D.C., by Deborah Jeane Palfrey. But it's alright, Vitter talked to God and God forgave him: "This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible," Vitter said in a statement after the phone records were posted Monday on Palfrey's Web site. "Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there — with God and them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I have disappointed and let down in any way," he wrote. ... Vitter and his wife, Wendy, live in Metairie, La., with their four children. A Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, Vitter, 46,

Sometime, it is easier to forgive other than my own self. I just learn something new today. I was still bitter but not toward my ex anymore, it has to do with myself. Even she had forgave me but I just can’t seem to be able to forgive myself. The way that I pledge to repay every single cents to her show that I’m still bend on revenge, there is still anger and frustration in me, more specifically, I’ve directed those negative emotion to me. Well, the relationship got off to a very bad start in the first place. I must admit and recognize my part in the pain and suffering we both endured for so many years. I was consumed by ego and refused to take no for an answer. Now I realized that my reluctance to let go have nothing to do with love, it was more of addiction and my egoistic mind telling me to win at all cost. She was the world to me, my self esteem is so low and I can’t reconcile it with my winning at all cost ego. I’ve done everything to keep her by myse

Twenty five years seems like a long time to remember this story life. I have duly forgotten the name of an old man who was a customer on my milk route when I was a twelve year old boy in P. Siantar, North Sumatera back in 1982. Yet it seems like just yesterday that he taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I can only hope to pass on to someone else someday.On a mindless Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing kasti (children's game similar to baseball) onto the roof of the old man's house from a secluded spot in his backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the kasti changed to missiles as they rolled to the roofs edge and shot out into the yard like comets falling from the sky.I found myself a perfectly smooth kasti and sent it for a ride. The kasti was too smooth, however, so it slipped from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the old man’s back porch. At the sound of fractured glass, we took off from the old man’s yard faster tha

Mahendran Request I have commited sin against him. Now Im very far away for my home and searching for forgiveness from him. I dont know what to do. I have already ask forgiveness from him. But my health still not fine. I really dont know what to do. Please pray for me that he will heal me. [...]

PHOTO CAPTION: "Photo courtesy PDPhoto.org." A beautiful view of the Grand Canyon. Forgiveness is something we many times want from others but have a hard time giving to others. There are some reasons why it may be hard to forgive others. One reason is that sometimes we think that by forgiving someone we are implying that it was okay for that person to treat us the way they did. This is not what forgiveness is implying. Another reason we don't forgive is because we want revenge or for this individual to pay for what he or she did. Yet others claim that to forgive is to open oneself up to being more hurt by this individual because they have assumed that forgiveness means reconciliation.None of these assumptions are correct.Forgiveness is simply about letting go of our resentment towards others. It is for our own benefit that we forgive others. It does not mean we have to reconcile or say that what the individual did was okay. When we let go of our resentment towards others we feel fre

PHOTO CAPTION: "Photo courtesy PDPhoto.org." A beautiful view of the Grand Canyon. Forgiveness is something we many times want from others but have a hard time giving to others. There are some reasons why it may be hard to forgive others. One reason is that sometimes we think that by forgiving someone we are implying that it was okay for that person to treat us the way they did. This is not what forgiveness is implying. Another reason we don't forgive is because we want revenge or for this individual to pay for what he or she did. Yet others claim that to forgive is to open oneself up to being more hurt by this individual because they have assumed that forgiveness means reconciliation.None of these assumptions are correct.Forgiveness is simply about letting go of our resentment towards ot

We interupt our scheduled programming for a brief interlude of sentiment. Apologies in advance for squishiness, but in the spirit of "foreigners," all of us need translators sometimes, and a "open hand."When we visited Italy just after the boys had been diagnosed as autistic, I remember being intensely annoyed by people saying that I was ‘bellisima,’ which roughly translates to ‘beautiful.’ You should know, that physically I resemble an elderly stick insect, bi-focaled, with more than a touch of the grays. I assumed that they were being both polite, kindly and patronizing, but I was at a loss to know which I found more annoying or why? My dear Italian mother in law, detected my irritation and gave me a different version. It has taken me a long time to translate her meaning………..We meet a woman in the park. [translation – the most loathsome place on the planet] My boys amble around in a wayward spirit. The woman, probably an office worker, is minding her own busine

Within hours of the massacre of more than 30 people at Virginia Tech University, the president of the university issued his first statement on the evil that had just engulfed the college campus and concluded with this: “We’re making plans for a convocation tomorrow at noon in Cassell Coliseum for the university to come together to [...]

“Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments and nursing unhealed wounds. It is rediscovering the strengths we always had and relocating our limitless capacity to understand and accept other people and ourselves.” (Dr. Sidney Simon) I heard this quote this weekend while I was listening to our Church leaders speak in General Conference and it struck me with such force that I wanted to share it here. I know I have been guilty of letting angry, bitter and negative feelings fester, but why do I allow someone else to have such power over my soul? Why do I allow their words, deeds or actions to break my spirit? Why do I allow them to (more…)

ForgivenessIf you've been reading this blog regularly, you know that I have been working a great deal on the concept of thankfulness, feeling thankful, and giving thanks in a meaningful way for all things.This week I have turned my attention to the topic of forgiveness. More specifically, I have been focusing on the manner in which we are called to forgive one another and how well I live up to that directive.Consider these two passages:Jesus spoke to his disciples. "Things that make people sin are sure to come," he said. "But how terrible it will be for the person who brings them! Suppose people lead one of these little ones to sin. It would be better for those people to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck. So watch what you do. "If your brother sins, tell him he is wrong. Then if he turns away from his sins, forgive him. Suppose he sins against you seven times in one day. And suppose he comes back to you each time and says, 'I'm sorry.' Forgive him."Luk

There's one topic I haven't written much about on this blog... And it's the subject of forgiveness. We all have somebody we could forgive if we wanted to. Somebody who wronged us in the past, an individual that did something that somehow affects us even today. Alexander Pope said: "To err is human; to forgive, divine." Could YOU be divine today? Scientific studies have shown that the actual

Forgiveness is a very worthwhile concept to consider, a concept which forms an integral part of the belief of Christians but is also a commodity used by astute individuals who do not go in for the pious life. It has been suggested by those that would know that forgiveness 'lightens the heart' in that sense we can say about it that the stress of a particular situation which takes its toll on our health and ability to find happiness can be relieved in forgiveness. Nobody likes people to 'get one over on them' one might say a deliberate attempt by another to take something from you which is rightly yours or perhaps some dirty tactic which deprives you of something which would otherwise belong to you. Human life however is quintessentially capitalist if you consider that we are part of a long evolutionary chain which extends back through the animal kingdom into the organic domain, it is to be expected that people might choose or just do behave in such a manner. We are each of us indivi

Assignment: Concentrate on forgiveness. Make up a "forgiveness list" with times and reasons you haven't forgiven yourself or when others have hurt you. Write your feelings and thoughts about the memories.When I've been hurt and things I haven't forgiven myself for: My father rejected me: I felt worthless, unworthy, unlovable, unwanted, sad, depressed, unimportant, inadequate, like a mistake, suicidal and like a burden. First suicide attempt. My ex-stepfather, Larry, abused me verbally, mentally, emotionally, physically, and sexually. I felt degraded, worthless, sad, rejected, defective, dirty, ashamed, guilty, embarrassed, crazy, unloved, ugly, repulsed, hatred, afraid and disgust. 3 miscarriages: I felt like they were my fault and I deserved the pain and I didn't deserve to be a mother. Anguish, guilt, anger, and so much grief I thought I would explode. I also felt suicidal. If Erick hadn't been so supportive after the 1st miscarriage I'm afrai

You know who you are. Luckily, SoftBank Mobile is letting you confess your sins. The new line of 3G mobile phones allows users to choose from 20 different pantone hues out of the 812SH Pantone series. No telling how much these spot colors and metallic pantones go for, but one can only hope they're not as shocking as your recent bill from the printer. Don't #FFFF00 your pants yet, though. Currently this line is only available in Japan. Makes you want to throw your bottle halftone dots at somebody, doesn't it?tags technorati : japan mobile pantone

Tennessee is developing a student loan forgiveness program for registered nurses who are looking to pursue an RN to MSN degree. The state is doing this in an attempt to shore up the nursing shortage crisis that partially stems from the nurse educator shortage. Governor Bredesen believes the new loan forgiveness program to encourage RNs to pursue master's degrees should help alleviate the nursing shortage in Tennessee.

I just learned that I'm a nominee in two categories for the Christian Women Online Awards:  the Friendship Award, and the Best Mommy Award.  I am deeply honored, totally humbled, and I appreciate your nominations, really and truly.  For grins, I put the nominee banners on my sidebar, but HOLY COW they're big, aren't they?  I'm feeling sheepish--I think I'll take those down in a day or two. But GOOD NIGHT NANCY I feel like I have you all fooled, if anyone thinks I deserve the Best Mommy Award.  If the award is for wanting to be a good mommy, well, of course that is my greatest desire.  But actually managing it?  Truly, if you could've seen how horribly grouchy I was with my kids this week....*sigh*....well, I'm glad you couldn't.  I'm sure if I told my kids about the nomination I'd be met with blank stares. It's the one thing about mommy-blogging that gets my goat every now and then.  I tend to record the sweet moments, those adr

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend a LifeLines conference in London yesterday. They are always enjoyable events, with great speakers and lots of friendly members to chat to. We had two guest speakers, both of whom had lost a parent to murder. Renny Cushing of MVFHR, whose father was shot dead in his home, spoke of how the death penalty prevents the victim’s family from going through normal stages of grief. He also said that in not supporting the death penalty, he was made to feel like a ‘bad victim’. He felt that relatives often feel obliged to support the death penalty as if the punishment they demand is somehow a measure of how precious the person was that they lost. Celeste Dixon was not allowed to testify during the penalty phase of the man who murdered her mother, due to her opposition to the death penalty. Asked if she had forgiven her mother’s murderer, Celeste said that some people felt she was a saint for opposing the death pen

Yesterday at church, nearing the end of his sermon, my pastor asked the congregation, "From this day forward, if God were to take away every blessing that he has ever given you except Christ, would he be enough?" Instantly sobering, this question began burning deep. The issue was so real in that moment, it was as if everything that I have in this world had been taken away; as if God had removed every blessing except Christ. In this moment the question came. Is he enough? When all else falls away, and I am left with nothing, is he enough? If hurricane Katrina rips through my town, cancer takes away my youth, wars devastate my family, terror strikes at my home, Is he enough? When every blessing is removed and every comfort eradicated, is God's gift of himself sufficient for my joy?In this sober moment of clarity, my heart begins to break, because I realize I cannot answer in the affirmative. Oh, don't misunderstand me. My heart screams yes, he is enough. My head concurs. Everything wit

The rules, regulations and principles that God tells us to abide by in the Bible are all there for our own good. They are there to protect us physically, mentally and spiritually.In the Lord’s Prayer it says, “Forgive us our trespassers as we forgive those who trespass against us”.Why is forgiveness so important? Why is it essential to our own well being and our spiritual walk?There are several reasons. Firstly unforgiveness hampers our relationship with God. We are disobeying him if we don’t forgive others, which retards our relationship with him. It also leads to pent up resentment toward the person who has sinned against us. We cannot love God and hate our fellow man, as written (Mat 22:39) “….Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself”. Harbouring unforgiveness that keeps u

Peace be upon those who follow the Guidance, I hope y'all reading this are fine and dandy, inshaAllaah. I recieved this short piece in an email not too long ago...I think its pretty thought-provoking.. This is a story about a teacher who told each of her students to bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes to school. The teacher suggested to her pupils that for every person they had refused to forgive in their life's experience, they were to take a potato, and write on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. The teacher then told each of her students to carry this bag with them on their shoulders and on their backs everywhere they went for one week, keeping the bag next to them at all times even beside their beds at night and by their desk throughout the school day, basically 24-hours a day. Some of her students complained that the plastic bags were too heavy to lug around. The hassle of physically lugging these heavy plastic bags around with them made it

All she is saying, is give peace a chance.In a full-page advertisement that runs Sunday in the New York Times and various British newspapers, Yoko Ono appeals to readers to commemorate the 26th anniversary of John Lennon's death by turning it into a day of absolution. "Thank you for your undying love for John and also for your concern for me on this tragic anniversary," she writes in the open letter. "This year, though, on Dec. 8, while we remember John, I would also like us to focus on sending the following messages to the millions of people suffering around the world."To the people who have also lost loved ones without cause: Forgive us for having been unable to stop the tragedy. We pray for the wounds to heal," she says. "To the soldiers of all countries and of all centuries, who were maimed for life or who lost their lives: Forgive us for our misjudgments and what happened as a result of them."The 73-year-old artist and musician says she knows firsthand the difficulty of her reque

From the daily e-mail of the Rev. David Peters of the Roxbury (Conn.) Congregational Church: "There are two sides to forgiveness: giving and receiving. Although at first sight giving seems to be harder, it often appears that we are not able to offer forgiveness to others because we have not been able fully to receive it. Only as people who have accepted forgiveness can we find the inner freedom

If there is one area of the family cycle that provides an optimal opportunity for forgiveness, it would be the teenage years. Often filled with times of conflict and frustration, the teenage years can be a great time to exercise forgiveness. As a parent, you can provide the best education of forgiveness both [...]

After his alleged romp in a hotel room with not one, but two Russian girls, and getting caught, bad boy Sean Penn is begging former wife Robin Wright Penn to take him back His only problem, she's so over him, she's not taking any of his calls, and any of is attempts to reach her are in vain