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Category Archives: Letting go of grudges
Four Elements of Forgiveness—50 Years Later.
I read recently about a beautiful example of forgiveness for a wrong that happened 50 years before. Elwin Wilson had been a white supremacist, and one of the mob who, in 1961, severely beat up Freedom Riders demonstrating for integration … Continue reading
Can Forgetting Help Us Forgive?
By remembering our younger selves, can we heal bitterness and estrangement in our present relationships? This is the theme of the novel, What Alice Forgot, by Liane Moriarty. As the novel begins, Alice falls and hits her head during a spinning class, … Continue reading
The World Cup of Forgiveness
A story in my local newspaper about last month’s women’s soccer world cup offers a beautiful example of letting go, forgiveness, and fresh starts. Hope Solo, star goalkeeper for the US women’s soccer team, has a half brother she was … Continue reading
Letting go of grudges and resentments—a key to transforming communication
Holding grudges is a very human thing to do, but it creates a number of problems for the individuals who hold them and for the people they are in relationship with. As the quote someone sent me on Facebook states, … Continue reading