Grievance Stories Turned Positive
In any grievance story, someone does not get what he or she wants. Unacknowledged is that behind each painful situation is a positive intention. Once found and reclaimed, the positive…
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Finding Our Positive Intention
Our positive intention reminds us of the life goals that dwelling on painful experience has shifted aside. The biggest drawback to telling grievance stories is they keep us connected in…
Positive Intention
Positive intention is a central concept in my forgiveness process, and I will teach you to find your positive intention. Positive intention is an unparalleled way to reconnect with your…
Changing Your Story
A victim is one who often feels helpless to respond to painful circumstances or to control thoughts and feelings. A hero has worked hard to overcome adversity and refuses to…
Unenforceable Rules
The good news is that challenging unenforceable rules is a simple process. Unenforceable rules make their presence known. You do not have to look far to find them. They do…
The Gratitude Channel
The world is full of things to appreciate and find beautiful. The challenge is to teach ourselves how to look. The forgiveness and gratitude channels remind us that even though…
Taking Responsibility for Our Own Feelings
I want to make clear that taking responsibility for how you feel does not mean that what happened is your fault. You did not cause your parents to hurt you…
Motivation to Forgive
The good news is that we are more ready to forgive than we think. Our major obstacles are not the offenses themselves but the lack of tools with which to…
A Choice
Reconciliation means you reestablish a relationship with the person who hurt you. Forgiveness means you make peace with a bitter part of your past and no longer blame your experiences…
The Power of Examples
Finally, you have the opportunity to use your healed memories to offer compassion and support to those in need. When you forgive you become a model for those still struggling.…