A long time ago, I was given a faxed copy of a short essay by Robert Hastings titled The Station. It was a poor quality copy, but it really spoke to me, and I have never forgotten it. It speaks such volumes about the way we deceive ourselves, I had to get permission to include it in my book, Your Life Manual.
It is a parable illustrating a very common fantasy we tell ourselves, which goes something like Read More→

Forgiveness is a concept that is widely misunderstood. For many, the old phrase “forgive and forget” would be their definition – especially the “forget” part. In reality, it couldn’t be further from the truth. Forgiving has nothing to do with forgetting.
One of the side effects of our modern way of life is that we seem to have little time to stop and smell the roses. More specifically, time to think about where we are; where we are about to go; and where we would like to go. Think about what is important in life.


