Forgiveness

 Pyramid Model of Forgiveness (Worthington): 

1)      Recall the Hurt: 

 EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT FIELDTRIPFebruary 22, 2008 What fun!  This was a great idea for a field day…I mean field “trip”.  Being turned loose in the city of Seattle with no one on board but other friends, and no one to tattle on us!  Wahoo!!!!

I felt the experience of going to Seattle for a field trip was a very positive one for me.  I enjoyed getting away from town and school and doing something fun with my classmates.  It gave me a chance to get to know some members of the class that I hadn’t gotten to talk to much.  That was probably what I enjoyed the most.  I liked the interacting with others in a completely different setting.  I also liked the different and varied activities that I did at the EMP.  Again, interacting with others was just as (or more so) positive to me as doing the activities.  In fact, I think that is what made it enjoyable.  One activity that I did alone was to play the piano and sing in a “soundproof” room.  It made me realize that I need to do this more.  I have given up on music lately because of lack of time.  I realized that it was very relaxing and fun for me.  In fact, I would say I was in “flow” while I was playing, which surprised me since I didn’t know I was missing music so much.  This made me think about art.  I used to sketch and draw a lot but I don’t now.  I thought that this would be a good thing to pick up again as a hobby.  Even if I don’t have a big stretch of time I could fit it in here and there and I think it is different from the other activities that I do.  I love interior design so I do get a little of my artistic side satisfied when I do that but I realize now that it isn’t enough.  For me, the most fun, though, had to be going out to eat with everyone.  It was fun to sit at the table with four members of the class that I really hadn’t gotten to know yet.   Good food and company…what is better? 

My idea of a beautiful day was to try and incorporate elements of the “Full Life” into my normal everyday life. I decided to do this because I really do enjoy my life but many times I go through it without being “mindful” of what I am doing.  I thought it would be a great idea to take my normal day and make sure I incorporated aspects of the “beautiful life” into my day.  I wanted to see if I could do it and I wanted to be able to use this daily instead of just a day I could only enjoy rarely.  I actually picked one of my most busy days.  I am not sure if that was wise since I really had no time to put in anything extra.