February 5, 2012

The Best Odds in the House

There is a casino not too far from where I live.  It’s not just a casino – it’s a huge entertainment complex – and occasionally, we will go there to see a concert, a show, or just for dinner.

One night, about a month ago, we met a few friends there for dinner.

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Choosing Forgiveness

I am sure that everyone, at one time in their life, has experienced being hurt by another person.  Most times the hurt comes from a breach of trust that we have placed in someone close to us: someone steals from us, marital infidelity, divorce, and physical abuse are some of those breaches.

Being hurt by someone close to us can generate some very strong emotions; unfortunately, the emotions that being hurt generates are negative ones.   Anger, betrayal, sadness, and other feelings similar to these are entirely normal reactions to the hurt.

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