Posts Tagged ‘forgiveness’

Sweet Forgiveness

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

“Forgive and forget!” you hear all the time. As a Christian, it’s easy: you just pray it away! Except it’s not so easy. It’s not easy for a non-Christian, either. You hear how important it is for your mental health, but how do you do it?
The first thing to know what forgiveness is not. Forgiveness [...]


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Piece by Piece

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

That’s how you let go of something: piece by piece. I didn’t realize how much everything weighed me down. As I work very hard on letting more and more go, I find myself lighter and lighter. And in that lightness, I once again feel motivated to work on my new dreams. Once again, I am [...]


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Seeing Red

Monday, March 16th, 2009

I have been accused of being a forgiving person. And yes, I could probably forgive just about anyone for just about anything. Make no mistake, however– forgiveness is a process for everyone. Just because you forgive someone doesn’t mean you don’t grieve for what they took from you. And when they took a lot, it [...]


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Even the Best Fall Down

Friday, March 6th, 2009

I love Howie Day’s song Collide. I can relate to every word of it.  The chorus is so beautiful and poignant:
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find
You and I collide

We all fall. Every one of us. Christian, atheist, [...]


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