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Yes, I feel it is possible to forgive someone who has hurt you, even when that hurt has been very deep.. And it not only can happen, but it needs to happen—for few things will damage us more than an unforgiving spirit. Like an infected wound that festers and refuses to heal, an unforgiving...

Why do people chose to run instead of facing the hurt they caused and apologizing??

If part of who we are is shaped by the accumulated hurts that began in childhood & continue throughout our lives. We’ve all been wounded by parents… spouses… children… friends… neighbors… co-workers… & enemies. Is it really possible to forgive and forget? If you truly forgive, do you then...

What a wonderful story... A Houston waiter who refused to serve a customer last week did not lose his job. Instead, Michael Garcia is being celebrated for standing up for a little boy with Down syndrome, with people stopping to shake his hand at the restaurant where regulars are made to feel...

I say you can, although I also think that there will always be an aspects of a person that can never be fully conveyed through online interaction, i.e. particular mannerisms, certain elements of someone's personality, etc.. I certainly made a couple good friends online, and they have made me...

Has anyone met someone on a forum whom you now consider a close friend? Is that possible, or do you actually have to meet in person to form a close connection/friendship?

Many years ago after a long day of work, I had to get groceries. I proceeded to grab a cart and get busy, gathering and figuring the weeks food and pay. I had quite a bit in my cart, and got in line. There was only one check out open and only one in front of me. As the lady in front of me...

While on my way to lunch, two cute little dogs ran across the street near where I live and almost got run over. I stopped to see if I could help them find their owners. Both dogs had no collars on and I knew if had left them there they might be run over. So, I spent my lunch hour contacting...

An important thing to remember about paying it forward is that it should be done with a selfless spirit. This means you help another person without expecting repayment or kind deeds in return but hope it starts a chain reaction of kind deeds. No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind...

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. Tell us your inspirational stories of Paying It Forward and/or someone Paying It Forward to you??

* Question 1: Has technology in fact made the world more distant, impersonal, and cold? Online web realities like social networking, plug-ins, streaming, twittering, and blogging are still VERY new to me. I’m definitely a tech infant! You see, one of my fears that prevented me from jumping...

It’s very natural for blog’s to go off subject, back to subject/questions at hand.. Has technology in fact made the world more distant, impersonal, and cold? Does one have more virtual friends than in person friends? How much time does one spend in a virtual environment compared to...

There is no doubt that we are all capable of making the online world a place for fueling superficial relationships, impersonal connections, and even a venue to devalue other human beings. In fact, this happens every day on the internet. But hey, before you abuse, criticize and accuse - Walk a...

Lau2046 perfect question… Technology helps, but I am glad that my non-work life is not evolving around a certain product (games) or virtual environment (blogs). Games and Blog Sites are a great way to kill work time. For personal time, I still prefer watching a movie with family and/or...

Technology is a wonderful invention, but has even changed the most simplest things in our lives, like writing. How often we use informal/slang language to convey our emotions? Nowadays we chat online and sometimes we never even spell out a full word. Our writing has become more and more...

Do I hate them for causing bodily harm to a love one? Yes then I’d prefer alone. Why have a murder on top of being stranded. Otherwise life is too short to hate anyone. An I’m sorry with a hug and *POW, BLAM* - I have a friend again.

It changes from understanding and forgiveness to 'Home' with family & friends Somewhere your feet leave but your heart never does.

Thinking About Forgiveness in light of today’s horrific tragedy…… The longer we hold on to hate the harder it is to get rid of it. It becomes our friend and in turn our friend makes us bitter. Hate is a very powerful, destructive emotion that tends to harm the person who feels it. So forgive...

Elementary school massacre: 27 killed, including 20 kids, at Connecticut school - U.S. News A teacher's son clad in black and carrying two guns rampaged through a Connecticut elementary school Friday, killing 20 small children and six adults, including his mother, in the nation’s second-worst...

From CBS News: The suspected shooter, the father of a student there, was also killed, CBS News reported. Children among 27 dead in shooting at Conn. elementary school NEWTOWN, Conn. — At least 27 people were killed, including an unconfirmed number of children, in a shooting at Sandy Hook...