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[Day 15] Before You Can Let Go Of The Hurt, You Have To Face It
Today we’re going to tackle one of the hardest parts of the forgiveness process. Forgiveness, as we’ve established in some of the previous posts of this 30-Day Challenge, is about letting go of the anger and pain so you can move on with your life. Before that can...
[Day 15] Before You Can Let Go Of The Hurt, You Have To Face It
Today we’re going to tackle one of the hardest parts of the forgiveness process. Forgiveness, as we’ve established in some of the previous posts of this 30-Day Challenge, is about letting go of the anger and pain so you can move on with your life. Before that can...
Could Your “Money Personality” Be Sabotaging You? – by guest blogger, Denise Duffield-Thomas
You know the feeling you get when you do “that thing” around money AGAIN? Spend wildly on a new extravagance even though bills are due… Hoard every penny even though you really want to splurge on a vacation… Forgo a spa treatment because your daughter really wants...
3 Simple Actions That Lower Your Stress Level
If the hustle, bustle, and challenges of everyday life are making your stress levels inch up each day, you must find a way to break free! Holding onto the stresses of yesterday will simply add to the tension of today and tomorrow. Soon the amount of pressure you carry...
[Day 14] This Is What Forgiveness Is Really About
I have news for you this morning. Contrary to popular belief, forgiveness isn’t really about the person you’re forgiving. Sure, it may seem that way on the surface, but as you’ll discover in this post – and possibly when you’ve truly forgiven someone in the past –...
[Day 13] Forgiveness Is A Process
In a recent post we talked about the decision to forgive: The Pain You Give Can’t Cancel Out The Pain You Receive. While that’s an all important part of forgiveness, the next one is the process of actually forgiving those around you. As much as we’d like to pretend...
[Day 12] Forgiveness Is A Decision
Over the course of this post and the next, which I’ll publish tomorrow, we’re going to take a look at forgiveness. We’re going to examine how it’s both a decision and a process. In today’s post we’ll focus on the fact that first forgiveness is a decision that must be...
3 Habits That Improve Focus
Unless you’re a Buddhist monk, you encounter distractions from time to time that minimize your effectiveness in getting your work done. The internet is especially disrupting with email, messages, status updates, and more. But distractions also include co-workers,...
[Day 11] The Pain You Give Can’t Cancel Out The Pain You Receive
We all get hurt by people around us. Sometimes it’s the people we love dearly and sometimes it’s those we barley know. In either case, it’s something that’s hard to take. Being hurt, misjudged, overlooked, and stepped on isn’t easy. It’s also not easy to get past that...
Set Yourself Free by Being Yourself
Authenticity is underrated. It’s more than being honest with the world. It’s about being honest with yourself. There are many advantages to being authentic. Most importantly, you’ll no longer feel the need to change your words and actions to impress others. You can...
[Day 10] Let’s Talk About Forgiving Yourself
So far we’ve talked a lot about forgiving others in this 30-Day Forgiveness Challenge. There’s one very important person we’ve not talked about yet – and that’s you. It’s about time we take a closer look at forgiving yourself, what it means, why it’s so difficult, and...
Slow Down And Get More Done In Less Time
Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Maybe that’s because you’re pushing yourself too hard. Being in a constant rush lowers your energy levels and deprives you of satisfaction. You’re ticking off boxes on your task list instead of engaging in meaningful...
[Day 9] Don’t You Think It’s Time To Take Back Control?
It can be easy to play the victim, don’t you think? It’s much easier to play the damsel in distress, or the one who was done wrong. It makes us feel righteous and allows us to hold on to our grudges. For many of us, it’s our default reaction whenever something bad...
Small Things That Affect Your Mood In Big Ways
We tend to notice how big things affect our mood. Taking a vacation to Hawaii, marriage, divorce, death, and serious financial issues are a few of the big items. However, small things can also impact your mood is a big way, and the small things happen more...
[Day 8] The Freeing Feeling Of Forgiveness
I want to share a very powerful quote with you today. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.~Lewis B. Smedes The key to why forgiveness is so important to find happiness is in this one little quote. What you’ll find out once you...
Stop Self-Sabotage In Its Tracks
Have you ever told yourself you were going to do something, but then turned around and made sure it wasn’t going to happen? That’s a great example of self-sabotage. Self-sabotage is all too common. Self-sabotage guarantees that you maintain the status quo, whether the...
[Day 7] Forgiveness Gives You A False Sense Of Power
Something interesting happens when we feel that someone has done us wrong and we choose to hold on to a grudge because of it. I’m not saying it’s good. In fact, it isn’t, but the reaction, and the story we tell ourselves, is interesting. Here’s what usually happens:...
[Day 6] The Connection Between Forgiveness & Depression
In yesterday’s post we briefly went over some of the negative things associated with ignoring forgiveness. Today, I want to dig a little deeper and take a look at the connection between forgiveness and depression. There are actually two sides to this story. One...
