Comments on: Forgiveness

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:23:03 +0000

I am going to take my dog for a nice walk today. I will also give her twice the amount of treats and a big giant hug.

Love the video!
J

By: Dean Kosa

Dean Kosa — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:13:30 +0000

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By: Mary @ Holy Mackerel

Mary @ Holy Mackerel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:13:55 +0000

Self-forgiveness does seem to be the hardest thing to conquer. Not sure why…

Loved the video!

By: Christine LaRocque

Christine LaRocque — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:03:58 +0000

Self forgiveness is such a hard thing, especially since, as women, we often have very high expectations of ourselves. I often marvel at my husband’s ability to deal with a situation and move on. He doesn’t dwell on the would haves or should haves, he just focus on what was, makes peace and is done with it. It’s one characteristic of the male gender I’m often jealous of.

By: Brahm

Brahm — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:41:48 +0000

Very nice post… and awesome video. Love it!

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:37:52 +0000

Stefanie – Glad you liked the video too. And guess what? Stella asked me to find her a dress to wear for church – yes, a dress!

Heather Ann – Like Stefanie (an elementary teacher), you do such heart-felt work too. I will never, ever forget all that you did for our family when we lost dear Riley.

By: Heather Ann

Heather Ann — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:44:36 +0000

I am sorry that you are still hurting so much. My dog was a Border Collie and she died this past June. Some days the raw feeling of loss still hits me like it just happened. I had a Border Collie puppy in a few weeks ago and came and home at the end of the day and lay down in bed and cried. She made me crazy daily and I miss her so.

Screwing up is a hard thing to accept in oneself. I think that forgiving someone else is easy in comparison to having to admit that we did something wrong. And not only do you have to admit it to another person, you have to admit it to yourself. My basic problem with therapy is that I can’t lie to my therapist so that he thinks I am a better or a nicer person than I really am – ’cause I won’t get anywhere and it will be a waste of $145. I hope your self-flagellation ends soon!

The video made me cry. It makes so much sense to me; obviously I think that what I do is a little piece of heaven. I have to believe in God. I cannot believe that I will not be reunited with those that I have loved at some future time – including every animal who has ever helped my heart to heal.

Thank you for this, Jules. This week saw some old friends with floppy ears and eager tails leaving for greener pastures. I know one man’s heart was broken almost in two. This video helped me.

Hugs to you.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:49:32 +0000

I like this. And I too have trouble forgiving me above all others. However, as I interact with little children all day long and look at the two human beings that grew inside of me, I cannot help believeing in a God who can create such wonderful things for me to play with!
I am proud of you for attending the reconciliation as the hockey game was on. I heard it was short on men…