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Forgiveness is such a tough and, at times, controversial topic. Here's a few ideas floating around around forgiveness that might help.  How Do You Forgive Even When It Feels Impossible? Forgiveness: 7 Steps to Healing After Someone's Hurt You How to Forgive Someone When It’s Hard: 30 Tips to Let Go of Anger

World Physical Therapy What is Physical Therapy?  Physical Therapy Equipment Benefits of Physical Therapy Pardon Day Who might I need to forgive today? Is there someone you need to forgive today? What is forgiveness? Guess what? There are health benefits to pardoning or forgiving someone!  Really! 8 Ways Forgiveness Is Good For Your Health The Scientific Case for Forgiveness Another Look Unlimited Day Use this day to get rid of things or re-purpose them. Check out my friend Penny's business, Re-Find Restorations . She does beautiful work and is so creative in re-purposing that today is a perfect day to bring attention to her work! International Literacy Day Literacy is a global issue Building a literacy habit takes just a few minutes each day 10 Charities That Promote Literacy Organizations that Promote Adolescent Literacy

"The Dutchess Who Wasn't" Day Books penned by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, aka The Dutchess Burger Day A burger doesn't have to be made just from ground beef. Try chicken, turkey, buffalo, veggie patties, what else do you like to make into a burger? I'm a fan of the burger myself.  Our family likes Red Robin a lot and they have great burgers of all kinds. In fact just thinking about them is making my mouth water. Red Robin...YUMMMMMM. (You are not going to regret clicking on that link!) Make your own today using one of these recipes - branch out and try a different kind! Global Forgiveness Day Forgiveness is one of the most powerful experiences for both the forgiver and the forgivee.  So on this day of global forgiveness I encourage you to watch these videos about the importance and power of forgiveness. They say all the things I would anyway! The Science of Happiness - Forgive and Forget The Science of Happiness - Forgive and Forget | The Phone Call ...

Friendship Day    Silver and Gold Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. New-made friendships, like new wine, Age will mellow and refine. Friendships that have stood the test- Time and change-are surely best; Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray; Friendship never knows decay. For 'mid old friends, tried and true, Once more we our youth renew. But old friends, alas! may die; New friends must their place supply. Cherish friendship in your breast- New is good, but old is best; Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. Sometimes this is exactly what friendship looks like. Sticking with someone as they find their way. Rebecca (L) has been a part of our family since 1998! And Adele (R) has been a part of our family since 2012. They are THE BEST. <3 Sisters Day    I don't have any sisters by birth, but I have two amazing sisters by marriage! My brothe...

Global Forgiveness Day The Day to Forgive, the Day to be Forgiven! Chocolate Day What is chocolate?  Buy Fair Trade Chocolate  and Stop Chocolate Slavery  (yes, it's a thing and yes, you can be part of seeing it end) 9 Weird Uses for Chocolate 9 Awesome Uses for Chocolate Tell the Truth Day 7 Benefits of Telling the Truth 'I cannot tell a lie' - Health Benefits of Telling the Truth A Remarkable Benefit of Telling the Truth Strawberry Sundae Day How to Make a Strawberry Sundae

Take Your Dog to Work Day Canoe Day The History of the Canoe Chocolate Pudding Day An easy chocolate pudding recipe Beautician's Day Things You Need to Know Before You Become a Beautician Thank your beautician(s) today! What is a beautician? Forgiveness Day Forgiveness is a health benefit What does the Bible say about forgiveness? 

Goddess of Fertility Day According to mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of fertility (among other things).  But she isn't the only one that carries the ability to enable fertility, here's a complete list - it is quite extensive! Well, you can try leaning on one of the goddesses listed. I personally don't recommend it but you could try. But if you want to know about the real science of fertility then I've done some research for you. :) Top Fertility Tools & Guides Female fertility: Why lifestyle choices count 8 Ways to Boost Your Fertility Supreme Sacrifice Day Awkward Moments Day I would think that these photos led to a lot of awkward moments. 31 Painfully Awkward Moments That Make You Want To Crawl Into A Hole The top, cringe worthy, awkward moments of 2014 Every have one of these awkward moments? And yes, there's even a card game of awkward moments ! Forgive Mom & Dad Day Hey listen, we all do the best with what we know, with what h...

Today I read a story of forgiveness. It was powerful and such a strong reminder to me of what forgiveness can do, does do, and will do.  It was such an important reminder to me of the necessity of the practice of forgiveness that I knew it would be my number one Gratitude Attitude for today. I am grateful for forgiveness.  Grateful for when it is extended to me and for when I get over myself and extend it to others. We all need forgiveness practiced with us because we all mess up, we all hurt others - intentionally or unintentionally, we all commit acts of transgression.  How have you been grateful for forgiveness recently?

A Story About Forgiveness At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?” Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven. “The kingdom of God is like a king who decided to square accounts with his servants. As he got under way, one servant was brought before him who had run up a debt of a hundred thousand dollars. He couldn’t pay up, so the king ordered the man, along with his wife, children, and goods, to be auctioned off at the slave market. “The poor wretch threw himself at the king’s feet and begged, ‘Give me a chance and I’ll pay it all back.’ Touched by his plea, the king let him off, erasing the debt. “The servant was no sooner out of the room when he came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him ten dollars. He seized him by the throat and demanded, ‘Pay up. Now!’ “The poor wretch threw himself down and begged, ‘Give me a chance and I’ll pay it all back.’ But he wo...

We talk glibly about forgiving when we have never been injured; when we are injured we know that it is not possible, apart from God's grace, for one human being to forgive another.   Oswald Chambers  It's easy to say to someone, "You just need to forgive" when their situation doesn't affect you personally or you can't relate to it.  But then.  But then when it happens to you all of a sudden it's not so easy to say, "I forgive" or to hear someone tell you "You just need to forgive."  And perhaps all of a sudden you realize that every time you have said it before in a glib manner it probably sounded insincere and without compassion.  As Chambers points out in today's quote it is easy to tell others to forgive when we haven't been been injured.  And then it happens to us.  Because the reality is that it isn't an "if" it's a "when".  We will all be injured in some way in our life that will require forg...

He who forgives ends the quarrel.   African Proverb Forgiveness is tough.  I'm the first one to say it.  It isn't easy and it takes some work.  But when we can actually forgive the other person then suddenly we find all the arguing ceases.  There's no more quarrels with the person, there's no more quarrels within yourself about the situation (am I the only one who has arguments with myself in the shower?  And why the shower?  What is it about the water that draws it out of me?  Cleansing perhaps?  Hmmmm.), and there are no more quarrels with others about the quarrel with the other.  (You followed that right?)  Forgiveness leads to the end of the arguing.  It leads to closure which is what we need most.  It can also lead to healing and reconciliation which we also need the most. A few years ago I was betrayed by several people that I trusted.  It was a painful time and it led me into a season of having to learn how ...

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.   Attributed to Hanoch McCarty I think a very clear picture of today's quote is seen in the TV show "Intervention".  That show makes me sad.  It gives a very clear picture of a person who is so beaten down by life circumstances and choices that they turn to drugs, alcohol, prostitution, etc to "cure" what ails them.  Except it ends up being more "ail" than "cure".  And as the producers interview these sad people it almost always comes out that they are trying to numb the disappointment of who they aren't but want to be.  Somehow, along the way, they got sidetracked from their true self and became this person even they cannot recognize.  They try to convince themselves and others that they like this person they are.  But they lie.  They lie to themselves.  Their disappointment in who they want to be but think they can never be hangs heavy on them like a ...

Shame erases hope.   Unknown We are held captive and in an unseen bondage when we allow shame to speak over and into our lives.  Shame is made of a "material" that is hard to break.  And when we apply it to ourselves or to others we are placing a sentence on us or them.  Shame keeps the poverty stricken in poverty, even if their material wealth rebounds.  Shame keeps the abused in victim mode, even if healing has presented itself.  Shame keeps the insecure timid, even if strength has been demonstrated   Shame keeps the young girl with babies from her family, even if they have reached out.  Shame keeps *you* silent, even when it is right that you speak.  Shame keeps *you* believing the lies, even when the truth is so evident.  Hope is the freedom and shame is the bondage.  To choose freedom is to choose hope and we are the only ones who can choose it for ourselves.  Other people may try to hand us hope,...

The past is never where you think you left it.   Katherine Anne Porter Life has a funny way of catching up to us doesn't it?  Those old hurts, people, thoughts, actions, etc that we think we left behind us have a funny way of reappearing at, usually, the most inopportune times.  One thing I have learned about leaving the past behind is it doesn't stay there unless we have gone through the process of closure.  If we can find ways to close out our past in healthy ways then the chance that it won't pop back up at those inopportune times is better and if it does pop up the chance that we respond to it in healthy ways is better as well.  But don't think you have left it beh ind in a p lace it cannot be fo un d or for good. The past can always be found, it is not lost forever.  If we can learn to close out our past in a heal thy way then we won't despise it, fear it, or run from it when i t reappears.  We will instead welcome it and the lessons we learne...

You will never forget what you will not forgive.   Wess Stafford Some of us, okay all of us, need to invite memory loss into our lives.  Read today's quote again and you'll see what I'm saying.  Until we forgive we will not forget and most of us have at least one thing that we need to forgive and forget.  It's weighing us down, holding us back, keeping the pot stirred.  And let's be clear, you may not ever totally forget the thing forgiven but you will forget the pain associated with it, you will forget the anger attached to it, you will forget the betrayal that happened in it.  And that's what we need to forget in order to move on in healthy ways.  But we won't forget those things until we do the hard work of forgiveness.  And forgiveness is hard work.  I'm not pretending it is easy.  But it is necessary.  Forgiveness is necessary to be set free from the bondage of bitterness, anger, and being stagnant as a human. That's right, ...

Live Boldly: Forgive more and judge less.   Mary Anne Radmacher Today's quote is a courageous and risky choice to make...daily.  It's not something you decide to do once and it happens.  You have to make the choice daily.  And some days it is harder to make the choice to be risky and courageous.  Some days we just aren't up for it while other days we have the energy. Why do I say that forgiving more and judging less is risky and requires courage?  Because it requires you to open up and expose part of yourself emotionally.  It means you are making a choice to risk getting hurt again.  It means you are making a choice to not be someones judge and jury.  It's a bold move to forgive more and judge less.  It requires a strength in character to do it. It is "second nature" for us to judge based on: appearance, political affiliation, religious preferences, job positions, school choice, etc.  Pretty much anything that is different than ...

Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you.   Unknown It is a rare gift to be able to practice today's quote.  I'm about 38/365 of the way there.  (That number means that in a year I'm able to practice today's quote almost a full 10 days!) *grin* The biggest lessons I have learned in life have come through quite a bit of hurt.  But it is true that as time moves forward I have forgotten the details of the hurt, they've become rather sketchy, but I have not forgotten what I learned.  And what I learned was valuable. Through hurtful situations I have learned how to live in fear of God rather than fear of man.  That's the biggest lesson I think I've learned throughout the years.  I consider it to be the biggest because living in fear of man (people pleasing) affects every single area of life.  So if I can straighten that out then it stands to reason that other parts of my life start straighteni...