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A Balm Called Forgiveness ©

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. Hannah More I absolutely detest waste in any form. I have spent my life trying to be as responsible as I could possibly be with all that I have been blessed with.  Now as I have matured I truly have sort of obtained an understanding of what’s important and deserves your undivided attention and what doesn't deserve a second thought. As my wisdom has grown I now understand that the list of things not garnering attention is actually quite long. We tend to give things undeserved importance at times. I.e. the fairweather friend, or the hater’s opinion that in all actually wants what you have. When we “grow up” we understand that these people’s opinion of what’s important for your life in the overall scheme of things means absolutely nothing. However, this fact does not keep their offenses from stinging or causing us occasional discomfort. It is during th...

Origin Story ©

Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners Laurence Sterne So I begin this entry with a question. Now I understand that your answer to the question depends solely on your life experience and could also be based on what you have witnessed over the course of your life. Everyone’s experience is different and everyone is entitled to their own opinion regarding the matter related to the question I am about to pose. Let it also be said that having an opinion does not entitle one to be condescending to anyone whose opinion may be slightly or even radically different than yours. Let me also preface this entry by saying that I am in no way an expert on Love and Relationships. Nonetheless, I have had enough success and made enough mistakes to have a little insight on matters of the heart. Now that we got that out the way (Kind of shameful that one’s outlook on a particular topic has to come with a disclaimer these days…but I digress). The...