I sent out a tweet today with Lily Tomlin’s quote “Forgiveness is giving up all hope of a better past.” I love that quote because it’s so true. Forgiveness isn’t saying that it’s OK something happened. It’s not saying that you’d want it to happen again or that you’re willing to be a doormat, kicking […more]
Next to love, forgiveness is the most misunderstood concept. Forgiveness has been twisted by a lack of awareness as to how it functions. To forgive does not mean we must rejoin with our ex-lovers, free criminals from prisons, return to old jobs or anything else absurd. We are taught to believe that if we are […more]
Contrary to common belief, forgiveness is not an act, it is a state of mind. Before true forgiveness is possible you must be strong in yourself and in your own principles. An inability to forgive is a sign of insecurity. So how do you overcome this? In the Lord´s Prayer we are taught to say […more]
Over 20 years ago, my mother disowned me for a period of 10 years of my life. It wasn’t something I could ever imagine doing to one of my children, but it happened. It was one of the most painful times of my life. I was angry at her. I got married and gave birth […more]
I think everyone has some experience dealing with forgiveness. Whether you have asked for forgiveness or been asked to forgive, you know how difficult it can be. It is my belief that the hardest person to forgive is your self. Many people struggle everyday with mistakes they made in the past or decision they made […more]
Forgiveness is an essential doctrine to understand about God. In fact knowing doing the will o God begins here as God for the Christians. Without forgiveness, we have neither hope nor life with God. God promises us a life not just on this earth but everlasting, even after death. Actually, the more after death is […more]
A Student Loan Mini-History And A Primer On The New REPAYE Program Student loans are a huge stressor for a whole lot of people these days. How many people? Back in 2010, 1 in 5 households carried some form of student debt, according to a Pew Research study. Two years later, Pew found that 69% […more]
New job perk could save grads three years of student loan payments Employers nationwide are beginning to offer a new perk to their increasingly indebted millennial workforce: assistance in paying down student loans. A new study by NerdWallet found undergraduate student debt holders could shave off nearly three years … Read more on Christian Science […more]
Can Students Scammed By A For-Profit College Do Anything About It? The borrower defense to repayment applies to borrowers who have taken out Direct Loans from the federal government and allows former students and graduates to make a claim that they were defrauded by their college, regardless of whether the college … Read more on ThinkProgress […more]
A college grad's guide to money management After figuring out how much money you can put toward debt payments each month, come up with a detailed plan for what you'll pay on each credit card or student loan. The way to save the most money is to pay the minimum on each credit card and […more]