by joebeam | Apr 19, 2011 | How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Relationship, Uncategorized
Forgiving does not always mean reconciliation. Forgiving frees the forgiver from chains of anger, hatred, bitterness, or haunting memories. Reconciliation means that as forgiveness is granted, the previous relationship will be restored, if possible. Previous blogs,...
by joebeam | Apr 1, 2011 | Communication, How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Relationship
When I consulted with a large jewelry chain years ago, one of their executives told me that if a customer came in unhappy, nothing a store manager could do would make them happy until the customer felt the store manager understood WHY they were unhappy. He said,...
by joebeam | Mar 31, 2011 | Communication, How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Relationship
If you choose to reconcile with someone who hurt you, there is a process that works. Reconciling without thinking through a valid process may lead to more hurt if the same things happen again. Maybe worse than last time. Though no process guarantees success, and there...
by joebeam | Mar 23, 2011 | Communication, How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Relationship
In a previous blog, we discussed the first of six steps that facilitate reconciliation. If a person decides to reconcile a relationship where damage has been done by either or both persons, it is essential to do step two. It is the most important, though the most...
by joebeam | Mar 21, 2011 | How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Relationship
The last few blogs considered forgiveness. If you read them you recall that… Forgiveness frees you, not the person you forgive. Forgiveness is a decision, not an emotion, and you can make that decision in spite of what you feel. Forgiveness involves making two...
by joebeam | Mar 8, 2011 | How To's, Life, Marriage Trouble, Overcoming the Past, Relationship
In the last blog, I mentioned three steps to forgiveness. The first two are essential; the third optional. That blog covered the first two — deciding to see the other as a flawed human rather than Satan personified and deciding not to take vengeance. Now we move...
