Archive for April 2010
EVERETT WORTHINGTON’S REACH FOR FORGIVENESS
In struggling to come to terms with my aunt and her words and behavior toward my mother, the work of Everett Worthington on forgiveness was particularly useful. His ideas were and are anchor points for me as I continue to move from an unforgiving stance to forgiveness in my daily life. Briefly, here is Worthington’s [...]
REACHING FORGIVENESS FOR MY AUNT
Let me tell you about my experience of forgiveness toward my aunt. For a number of years I was able to avoid seeing her or talking to her. Nonetheless, I knew the day would come when I would be seeing her. It happened as I suspected at the funeral of my other aunt, the older [...]
REACHING FOR FORGIVENESS
In struggling to come to terms with my aunt and her words and behavior toward my mother, the work of Everett Worthington on forgiveness was particularly useful. I discovered his research on forgiveness when I began to explore George Vaillant’s idea about the importance of gratitude AND forgiveness for aging well. To me gratitude and [...]
Could I Forgive My Relative After What She Did?
One of the responses I received after my March 30th blog posting on the story of Darryl Williams was the following: Nope, I could not do it. Darryl Williams and Shirley Simmons are unbelievable examples of forgiveness, compassion, and unconditional love for their fellow human [beings], in the wake of a senseless, inhumane, cruel and [...]