Forgive Anyway: A 30-Day Writing Journey to Total Forgiveness

By Sheryl Walker

Forgive Anyway is a 30-day writing journey of self-reflective passages and questions to truly process the notion of forgiveness. You will find healing and strength as you move along the forgiveness continuum.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781728345628

Sheryl Walker

Sheryl Walker is an educator and has facilitated 100+ one-on-one adult coaching conversations. Her writing is inspired by her own life journey and those she has coached professionally. Her books are centered around personal growth through the acquisition of new learning, self-reflection, and daily writing. Daily writing has often served as an enlightenment ritual as a way to endure life’s most challenging moments. She is also the author of the books Armored Up: A 30-Day Writing Journey to Combat Spiritual Warfare, More Grateful: A 21-Day Writing Journey to Increase Gratitude, Waiting Well: A 21-Day Writing Journey to Increase Patience, Forgive Anyway: A 30-day Writing Journey to Total Forgiveness, Love Poems to God, and The Black Girls Guide to College Success. She is one of the co-authors of the book The Higher-Level Method: Success Stories on How to Master Your Business and Life Goals. She enjoys writing in her leisure.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/06/2020

ISBN: 978-1-7283-4563-5 (sc)

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Day 1    A Day for Prayer

Day 2    A Day to Reflect on God’s Grace and Mercy

Day 3    A Day to Forgive Yourself

Day 4    A Day for Acceptance

Day 5    A Day to Extend Grace and Mercy

Day 6    A Day to Stop Personalizing Offenses

Day 7    A Day to Seek Understanding

Day 8    A Day to Give Yourself Time and Space

Day 9    A Day to Stop Rehashing the Offense

Day 10    A Day to Set Boundaries

Day 11    A Day to Release the Villain Story

Day 12    A Day to Release the Offense

Day 13    A Day to Reflect on Humanity and Worth

Day 14    A Day to Reflect on the Sacredness of Life

Day 15    A Day to See Others through the Lens of their Best Self

Day 16    A Day to make Allowances for Accidents and Mistakes

Day 17    A Day to Release Feelings of Vengeance and Retaliation

Day 18    A Day to Release Feelings of Bitterness

Day 19    A Day to Release Feelings of Judgment

Day 20    A Day to Acknowledge the Approval of Sin vs. Forgiveness

Day 21    A Day to Consider the Possibility of Reconciliation

Day 22    A Day to Release Toxic Relationships

Day 23    A Day to take Personal Responsibility

Day 24    A Day to Shift your Emotions

Day 25    A Day to Love

Day 26    A Day for Gratitude

Day 27    A Day to Reflect on the Lessons Learned

Day 28    A Day to be Patient with Yourself

Day 29    A Day to Trust God

Day 30    A Day to Plan your Next Steps

Forgiveness is an intentional decision to release negative feelings of anger,

resentment, or vengeance toward a person or group who has inflicted harm,

regardless of whether or not they deserve to be forgiven. It is a change

that happens within the heart and mind of the person that was wronged.

Forgiveness means I will not relate to you based on what you did.

"There’s nothing done or said that can’t be

forgiven." – Matthew 12: 31-32 (MSG)

"Father forgive them for they know not what

they do." – Luke 23: 24 (ESV)

We are most like God when we forgive.

Forgiveness is medicine for the