Comments on: The Power of Forgiveness http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/ Happiness As a Spiritual Practice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tammy http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-17494 tammy Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:32:30 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-17494 a most inspiring post. i had a mother-in-law who absolutely hated me. i didn't know that much about hate. my own mother had died and i'd thought it would be nice to have a mother figure in my life again. wrong! she was intensely jealous and possessive of her "only" son, my husband. he kept trying to tell me not to take it personally. but when all that poison is directed at you, it's hard to not take it personally! he kept saying, "it would be anyone i married." she hurt me many, many times. i just took it, because my mother always had said "you be the lady." i wonder now if i would talk back or at least defend myself. they're all gone now. so what does it matter? she wound up living to be 97 and lost her mind and became very violent. it's time to forgive and forget. i don't think you can do one without the other. because if you don't forget, you haven't really forgiven. i obviously have some work to do!!! a most inspiring post.
i had a mother-in-law who absolutely hated me. i didn’t know that much about hate. my own mother had died and i’d thought it would be nice to have a mother figure in my life again. wrong! she was intensely jealous and possessive of her “only” son, my husband. he kept trying to tell me not to take it personally. but when all that poison is directed at you, it’s hard to not take it personally! he kept saying, “it would be anyone i married.” she hurt me many, many times. i just took it, because my mother always had said “you be the lady.”
i wonder now if i would talk back or at least defend myself. they’re all gone now. so what does it matter? she wound up living to be 97 and lost her mind and became very violent.
it’s time to forgive and forget. i don’t think you can do one without the other. because if you don’t forget, you haven’t really forgiven. i obviously have some work to do!!!

]]> By: tikno http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-7513 tikno Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:13:13 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-7513 and I can not wait to read it. Do you thinks the ability to do the power of forgiveness also in line with someone greatness ? and I can not wait to read it.

Do you thinks the ability to do the power of forgiveness also in line with someone greatness ?

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-7487 Jean Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:54:01 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-7487 tikno, She's only hurting herself. I'm going to write more about this soon. tikno,
She’s only hurting herself. I’m going to write more about this soon.

]]> By: tikno http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-7475 tikno Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:48:48 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-7475 Jean, this is a very interesting post. A woman who have a problem with someone (a man) ever said to me like this: "I forgive him but I will never forget it (of what he has done)" Seems, she still keep the vestige. Jean, this is a very interesting post.

A woman who have a problem with someone (a man) ever said to me like this:
“I forgive him but I will never forget it (of what he has done)”

Seems, she still keep the vestige.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-6795 Jean Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:23:10 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-6795 Rhonda, Thanks for coming by. :) Rhonda,
Thanks for coming by. :)

]]> By: Rhonda http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-6791 Rhonda Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:26:26 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-6791 "There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love." Great quote Dave. I love that quote. It is by the Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and author, Bryant McGill. “There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” Great quote Dave. I love that quote. It is by the Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and author, Bryant McGill.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Jean Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:13:59 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-2096 Dave, I'll certainly agree to that! Thanks so much for coming by. Dave,
I’ll certainly agree to that! Thanks so much for coming by.

]]> By: Dave http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Dave Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:54:12 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-2090 They say that there is no love without forgiveness and there is no forgiveness without love. They say that there is no love without forgiveness and there is no forgiveness without love.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Jean Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:40:35 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-742 <strong>Daz</strong>, Thanks for sharing your experience. I really appreciate it. Your comment reminded me of Thich Nhat Hanh's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Every-Step-Mindfulness-Everyday/dp/0553351397/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205120149&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow"> Peace Is Every Step</a>. I agree with you both! <strong>bikehikebabe</strong>, :) Thanks for sharing, too. I appreciate your steady support. Daz,
Thanks for sharing your experience. I really appreciate it. Your comment reminded me of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Peace Is Every Step. I agree with you both!

bikehikebabe,
:) Thanks for sharing, too. I appreciate your steady support.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-739 bikehikebabe Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:10:24 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/02/04/the-power-of-forgiveness/#comment-739 Daz Cox: Yes, when you hate, you will attack (disagree). You get resistance back. The person will defend his position. "Think of what you want, not what you don't want." Hiking up the mountain today, the trail became slippery snow on the rocks. No fun coming down. Thinking "I HATE this" was no help. Turned that into "Soon the lower elevation won't have snow." Made all the difference in my peace of mind. Daz Cox: Yes, when you hate, you will attack (disagree). You get resistance back. The person will defend his position.

“Think of what you want, not what you don’t want.”
Hiking up the mountain today, the trail became slippery snow on the rocks. No fun coming down. Thinking “I HATE this” was no help. Turned that into “Soon the lower elevation won’t have snow.” Made all the difference in my peace of mind.

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