By Toni Bernhard — 2012
Envy can be turned into joy for the very person you envy.
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According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.
The ancient Eastern religion is helping Westerners with very modern mental-health problems.
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When people hear that I teach an online course called Awakening Joy, they sometimes respond with skepticism; the idea of letting themselves actually feel joy in times like these seems a bit frivolous and self-indulgent.
At a weekend workshop I led, one of the participants, Marian, shared her story about the shame and guilt that had tortured her.