Category: Forgiveness

Accidental forgiveness and two other ways to heal inner wounds

When we try to forgive, it's something we do on purpose. So, how does forgiveness happen by accident? And if we get rid of the feelings of hurt and anger, is forgiveness even necessary? In this article, we learn not only how accidental forgiveness happens but also how we can create forgiveness when we want. Two high-end chefs fought in the kitchen. The argument was over an orange. Each of them needed the orange for a dish they were making. They argued loudly about which one should get it. Since time was running out, they eventually split the orange [...]

By |Wednesday, December 4, 2024|Categories: Forgiveness|0 Comments

The compassion question: How to have empathy for “annoying” people

When we moved to Connecticut, my daughter Brittany was a freshman in high school. She was a competitive swimmer and joined the swim team. But one of the girls on the team, named Lisa, told everyone to ignore Britt because she was the "new girl." At swim meets, I had to endure the girls chanting, “Go Lisa! Go Lisa! Go Lisa!" while my daughter swam in the other lane to crickets. Even in the car driving to club practice, they decided not to speak with her. I wanted to choke them. How dare they hurt my daughter that way. [...]

By |Wednesday, June 21, 2023|Categories: Forgiveness, Uncategorized|1 Comment

The compassion question: How to have empathy for “annoying” people

When we moved to Connecticut, my daughter Brittany was a freshman in high school. She was a competitive swimmer and joined the swim team. But one of the girls on the team, named Lisa, told everyone to ignore Britt because she was the "new girl." At swim meets, I had to endure the girls chanting, “Go Lisa! Go Lisa! Go Lisa!" while my daughter swam in the other lane to crickets. Even in the car driving to club practice, they decided not to speak with her. I wanted to choke them. How dare they hurt my daughter that way. [...]

By |Thursday, February 10, 2022|Categories: Forgiveness, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Re-Post: Accidental forgiveness and two other ways to heal inner wounds

When we try to forgive, it's something we do on purpose. So how does forgiveness happen by accident? And if we get rid of the feelings of hurt and anger, is forgiveness even necessary? In this article, we learn not only how accidental forgiveness happens but also how we can create forgiveness when we want. Two high-end chefs fought in the kitchen. The argument was over an orange. Each of them needed the orange for a dish they were making. They argued loudly about which one should get it. Since time was running out they eventually split the orange in [...]

By |Wednesday, November 4, 2020|Categories: Forgiveness|0 Comments

Accidental forgiveness and two other ways to heal inner wounds

When we try to forgive, it's something we do on purpose. So how does forgiveness happen by accident? And if we get rid of the feelings of hurt and anger, is forgiveness even necessary? In this article, we learn not only how accidental forgiveness happens but also how we can create forgiveness when we want. Two high-end chefs fought in the kitchen. The argument was over an orange. Each of them needed the orange for a dish they were making. They argued loudly about which one should get it. Since time was running out they eventually split the orange in [...]

By |Wednesday, April 29, 2020|Categories: Forgiveness|0 Comments

How I healed an emotional wound

To check out the book The Four Sacred Gifts click here. Client Success Story It is beyond words to says how well this program works and how magnificent Shelly Lefkoe is as a facilitator. We've worked together several times, but the changes from last week's session are astounding to me. First we worked on "I'm not capable." Guess what I did this week? I wrote 2 very important, "legalize" letters all by myself, and sent them! NEVER would I have done that before getting rid of the belief "I'm not capable." We also worked on the belief "If people knew [...]

By |Wednesday, January 31, 2018|Categories: Forgiveness|2 Comments
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