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

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

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

Truth matters. Everything we can do to find, feed, and strengthen it is worth the effort.

We mirror God's mercy to us when we forgive another.

Humility is to joyfully, voluntarily and quietly submit one's whole life to God's will, to finally use the gift of agency to give one's life back to Him.