To release the hurt, the resentment, or the grudge toward another who has harmed you: that’s the heart of forgiveness. It’s not about forgetting. Nor is it condoning what occurred. It’s not about the other person at all. Instead, forgiveness is letting go of the offense in order to experience… Read More »Forgiveness: Releasing Pain to Restore Wholeness
It’s the kind of story that’s something of an embarrassment to me. I’ve shared it with very few people. My only excuse for getting myself into the situation was that I was young and was naïve. I didn’t know that this kind of thing happened. About forty years ago, I… Read More »Spiritual Abuse and Healing
If you’ve ever spoken to someone who is part of a 12-step program, one of the things you’ve most likely been told is that it’s a spiritual program. The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W. and his companions, came from rather traditional Christian backgrounds but wanted to move beyond the… Read More »They Say It’s a Spiritual Program
Yes, he’s a public figure. Yes, we’ve had a certain image of him. Yes, he was a hero to children. At the same time, the actions which led to Tiger Wood’s apology didn’t hurt the American public. Those actions hurt his wife, his family, and Mr. Woods himself. Tiger was… Read More »Tiger Woods: Apology and Forgiveness