forgiveness

12 Ways to respond to unkindness with kindness

I came across this on Mastodon (the BEST social media platform), shared by user Vee, and thought it was really…

September 3, 2024

Forgiveness as a practice of compassion

One of the emotional drivers of cruel and unkind behavior is resentment. Resentment is when we hold onto past hurt,…

March 24, 2024

Four spiritual love languages

Yesterday on Mastodon, which is the only social media site I use at the moment besides the private online community…

November 15, 2023

“Blessed is the man who knows his own weakness” — Isaac of Nineveh

Isaac of Nineveh, who is also known as Abba Isaac and as Saint Isaac the Syrian, was an important figure…

March 1, 2023

Forgiveness and the myth of time

We all have a tendency to beat ourselves up over things we did wrong in the past, or that we…

August 19, 2021

Eleanor Roosevelt: “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

Eleanor Roosevelt is often credited with saying "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." As a bit of…

October 12, 2020

Five ways to forgive yourself and let go of painful regret

I've seen many people suffering because they can't forgive themselves. Maybe they hurt someone in the past, or allowed someone…

August 21, 2018

Breaking the cycle of resentment

Most of our suffering is self-inflicted. When we call to mind some resentment from the past, we often assume that…

March 11, 2018

Stepping into an “enemy’s” shoes

We all experience problems of coming into conflict with others, even if sometimes the conflicts take place purely inside our…

October 22, 2017

“We are all formed of frailty and error; let us reciprocally pardon each other’s folly.” Voltaire

In this artwork by Ukrainian sculptor Alexander Milov, which was on display at last year's Burning Man festival in Nevada,…

March 1, 2016