Holding on to expectations is often the source of unforgiving feelings.

Forgiveness doesn't mean we have to pretend someone didn't hurt us.

Positive reinforcement changes behavior for the better, while criticism stabilizes negative behaviors and blocks change.

Forgiveness is possible even when there is no restitution, no remorse on the part of the perpetrator.

Out-of-whack emotions are always a good beginning point for identifying beliefs that aren't really true, an easy red flag for our inquiry. Exaggerated emotions of anxiety or discouragement invite us to trace them back to the thoughts that are creating them.

Forgiveness is not between me and the one who has hurt me; it is between me and the Lord.

Holding on to expectations is often the source of unforgiving feelings.