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Tag Archives: Forgiveness
The Choice
In response to a recent post titled, “One Of My Heroes And A Quote That Helps To Explain Why”, a reader asked, “How do you do that–leave it (Ed. note: hatred, bitterness, anger) behind? That is an excellent question. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attittude, Breakthroughs, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Feelings/Emotions, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing
Tagged Anger, bitterness, chains, cling, Forgiveness, free, gifts, hatred, hppy, prison
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Breakthrough!
Breakthrough! By Russ Towne Darkness dominates. It starts with a faint glow. Patient. Persistent. Chipping away. Lightens. Brightens. Until only a wisp remains To hold it back. Then that too dissolves. Breakthrough! – Is the above a description of: The … Continue reading
Posted in Breakthroughs, Optimism, Patience & Persistence, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged above, breakthrough, bright, burden, bursting, candl, decide, Forgiveness, forth, idea, Life, lighting, live, Love, patience, patient persistence, Russ Towne, sunrise, unloading, you
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Setting the Prisoner Free
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~ Lewis B. Smedes
Posted in Forgiveness, Quotes I Love
Tagged forgive, Forgiveness, free, Lewis B. Smedes, prisoner
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A Father’s Love
One of the books I’m reading is “Journeys Of The Human Heart” by Robert Sexton. I’m finding it heart-warming and thought-provoking. It was given to me by a dear Aunt, the sister of my biological father. It means all the … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Family "Fun", Forgiveness, Joy & Happiness, Love, Quotes I Love
Tagged "Journeys of the Human Heart", acceptance, aunt, biological father, father, Fathers, Forgiveness, Inner Peace, joy, Love, peace, Robert Sexton
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A Gift To Myself
A quote I just read at Genie Speaks at http://geniespeaks.wordpress.com/ that was attributed to Oprah got me to thinking, and then to writing. The quote was: “True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.”” That statement … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Quotes I Love
Tagged appreciation, empathetic, empathy, Forgiveness, gift, kind, myself, Oprah, strength, strong
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I Believe…
I relative sent an email to me with the title “I Believe”. I liked it and thought you might too. It has been edited for brevity. I Believe… That just because two people argue, It doesn’t mean they don’t love … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Forgiveness, Friendship, LIfe Lessons, Quotes I Love, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged angry, argue, attitude, change, circumstances, control, cries, cruel, cry, forgive, Forgiveness, friends, Friendship, healing, hurt, I believe, Love, loved, loving, relatives, strength
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The Wrong Kind Of Clever
My latest songwriting project tells the story of a man who must come to grips with the price he has paid for being far too clever for his own good. In a dream he learns the brutal truth and it … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, LIfe Lessons, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written
Tagged bank account, bed, brutal truth, car, chasing fame and fortune, choking, clever, conuest, cunning, darkness, false friends, fame, Forgiveness, fortune, Friend, friends, game, good, grabbed, habits, Happiness, heart, joy, lasting, lasting joy, lies, Life, lifetime, lifetime of habits, long-term pain, Love, loved ones, lover, lovers, Money, neck, need, needs, past, Pleasure, poem, poetry, puzzle, redemption, richer, short-term pleasure, sng, Songwriting, story, The Wrong Kind Of Clever, tomorrow, tonight, trophy, truth, value, Wealth, wreck, your past is just a story
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Tears
This post is dedicated to all who are in pain, feeling alone, broken-hearted, and/or grieving–or have been. In other words this is dedicated to everyone. Part of being alive is experiencing pain. For many people, pain can lead to tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Forgiveness, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Random Thoughts
Tagged beleive, belief, connected, connectedness, courage, desire, despair, embrace, embraced, embracing, empathy, enlighten, Feel, feeling, Feelings, forgive, Forgiveness, forgiving, Friend, friends, gift, gifts, Grief, grow, growth, heal, healing, Hope, hug, hugs, illuminate, joy, joyful, joyfulness, joyous, learned, lesson, Life, lighten, living, load, loneliness, lonely, loss, Love, loving, numb, numbness, pain, Shame, share, sharing, sign, source, step, steps, strangers, strength, stronger, tear, tears, wiser, world
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Anger
“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”–Buddha
