As I walked down the aisle of the corner store, I was distracted from my task when heart-shaped boxes lining the shelves caught my eye. There were a variety of shapes and sizes available for any heart ...

GLENDORA, Calif. (KABC) -- Forgiving someone or forgiving yourself can be a powerful action. A wealth of studies show it can boost mental and physical health, and learning to let go can help you live ...

Before her mother died, Kiki Ramsey wrote her a letter talking about the impact that her mother’s addiction had on her as she was growing up. She ended the letter by writing, “I forgive you.” She ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – Imagine standing on the precipice of a cliff, weighed down by emotional baggage that keeps you from soaring freely. But there is power in letting go. Welcome to the healing journey, ...

In one of my favorite books, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterwork “The Scarlet Letter,” the ostracized protagonist Hester Prynne declares to her ex-lover Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale, “Let God punish! Thou ...

“I am so sick of feeling lousy. When my spouse abandoned me, that was a long time ago. I did not realize, at the time, that the effects of that betrayal would live in my heart for years. It is time to ...

Despite spending 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela maintained the belief that harboring resentment instead of practicing forgiveness “is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies ...

Nobody is perfect. It could have been unintentional, but you were the target of their low moment and got wronged in the process. You are feeling the range of lousy emotions: anger, sadness, shame, ...

Even in the most loving relationships, there will be times when you are hurt or angered by your partner’s behavior. This can range from smaller annoyances to larger betrayals: if they say the wrong ...