Forgiveness is determination to mend

Forgiveness is determination to mend

A funny thing happened when I set out to paint forgiveness. I remembered the day the malamute dog chewed a hole in my rug. It wasn’t just any rug. The summer before the chewing incident, I spent six weeks in Mexico. For some of those weeks, I worked with a...
Forgiveness is a decision

Forgiveness is a decision

“Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness.” (Greater Good)...
three steps for dealing with emotional upset

three steps for dealing with emotional upset

This month I’ve been writing about how to respond to uncomfortable emotions. These last nine months has been filled with them and, as the pandemic continues, we get more invitations to improve our emotional intelligence. I was reminded this week of a Buddhist mind...