As I unloaded the fear and anxiety that had plagued my entire life, I made room for something bigger: forgiveness.
Forgive: When a mistake is made, especially a big one, forgiveness is an essential aspect of moving through it.
It won't be perfect, it will be a compromise, and it doesn't mean happy families or restored bonds – there is often too much damage, too much sadness – but it might mean acceptance and, the big word, forgiveness.
No harm, no foul, though -- he also was big on forgiveness, and they forgave him.
When television listings magazine What's on TV challenged Walton to explain why Loretta would be interested in Jake after his crimes Walton said, "Loretta's big on forgiveness.
I spoke with Joel Bach, the series' co-creator and executive producer to get the details of the upcoming TV series that will finally put climate change and worn-out Mother Earth (apparently, she's not big on forgiveness... ) on the national agenda.
And since we do, it helps to come at it from the point of view of compassion (a big vegan concept) and forgiveness (a big Muslim concept).
I couldn't tell how much he was hearing, but I suddenly felt sure I had pushed this too far, and that my big ideas about forgiveness and different expectations about divorce were Pollyanna pipe dreams about to go up in smoke.
A big part of forgiveness is letting go of the emotions that have a stranglehold on your heart and shifting your perspective.
I've always been a big fan of the "forgiveness not permission" philosophy (just ask Mike) but there's something that doesn't sit right about how automated the atonement process has become for young companies.
