Was I always successful? No. There were times when I was hurt so badly that in my mind I “plotted’ how I would get back at the person or persons who hurt me. Somehow, as I plotted my revenge, love and ...

You may increase your happiness when you learn how to forgive others who may never ask you to do it. Here's how to do it.

I'd never imagined our friendship would end, and certainly not like this. But on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, a scathing missive arrived from one of my best pals: a litany of my flaws and mistakes ...

Forgiveness is often misunderstood. How often have you heard the saying “forgive and forget”? and wondered how to actually achieve that? If only it were as simple as those two words. Declaring ...

When a cherished friend hurts us, the path to forgiveness can feel particularly challenging. The depth of our care makes the pain more acute, yet it also provides motivation to heal the relationship.

Getting hurt is a part of life. Humans are complex beings. We love hard, make mistakes, and get stuck in habits that are both healthy and unhealthy. Sometimes we don’t make the best decisions, and ...

The Person You Can’t Part With Make amends with yourself and get on with life. By Matt James, Ph.D. Many of us know that forgiveness is a good thing. It frees us from bitterness and anger, two ...

Have you heard accounts of victims of horrendous crimes, or loved ones of such victims, forgiving the wrongdoer based on a perceived religious obligation to forgive others as God forgives us? Or ...

You sit cross-legged on the carpeted living room floor of a one-bedroom apartment. Your mail is on the counter, your orange juice in the fridge, your suitcases against the wall — but still, this place ...

Justice tells PEOPLE about writing through emotional highs and lows while launching back into music with new songs like "Raw" and "Down Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital ...