Shaun's Holistic Living Notes

written by my GodSister Cynthia Drawbond and me. Genuine Forgiveness Do you have an emotional wound that has never healed? Maybe someone wronged you or a loved one years ago, and the injury remains. From time to time, similar situations bring the painful emotions right back to the surface. Close friends and family members may have lost patience with your inability to move on. You, too, wonder how much longer the suffering will last. My friend, freedom from hurt and anger comes only through complete forgiveness. But perhaps you have resisted taking that action because of some common misunderstandings about what forgiveness means. Clearing Up Some Confusion One of the stumbling blocks to actually forgiving others is the wrong information that has entered our theology. The first concept we need to clear up is this: Is justifying, understanding, or explaining away someone’s behavior the same as forgiving him? Perhaps you can understand that your “brother” was under a lot of stress

I'm posting to let you all know that I'm going to be giving my mobile phone a break. Feel free to reach me at my current landline or use the "Contact Shaun" page at my website www.shaunblair.com . Now, for my soapbox... You all know I don't usually do this but it's important that the people I care about have this information so if you feel so inclined, please continue reading to the end. Some of you know about the cluster of lumps beside my right ear that I believe are the result of 15+ years of heavy mobile phone usage. The good news is that since I've been using my phone less, most of these lumps have gone away following an intermittent series of what seemed like very painful ear infections. There are only 2 small lumps left where there were once over 10 under my skin. My hearing has also returned to normal after years of diminished hearing in my right ear. This summer I made my second extended visit to a retreat center that does not permit any e