My Personal Statement On My Life

I feel like a lot of the time I try to make up excuses for myself and when everything has been done I wake up from peer pressure and realize the things I have done will cost me financially, emotionally, and physically.

Thematic Statement: Forgiving someone for their mistake can make yourself free of anger and bitterness.

Throughout life everyone has been in a situation where they were offended or they have offended someone else. Therefore, forgiving someone is therapeutic for the victim, and the offended. However, when someone is wronged, justice is what they seek. On the contrary, when people feel pain from being wronged, they experience an “injustice gap.” Worthington defines “injustice gap” as, “the difference between the way the person would like a transgression to be resolved, and the way things are perceived to be currently” (Worthington Jr, 2005, pg. 121).

of this quest. In doing so, I have had to face mistakes that I made during my time at

Make a list of all persons we have harmed, and become willing to make amends to them

The fact that you’ve made positive changes in the past is a good reminder that you have the personal strengths to make similar changes whenever you wish. All you need is the awareness that you’re off course and the motivation to make new choices.

History is filled to the brim with individuals making choices that place them into a state of turmoil and distress. Though as every bad decision is made, more than often those who make the poor decision are given a second chance to right their wrong. As nice as it sounds to be able to fix the negative situation that they’ve placed themselves in, it’s surprising how often that second chance is taken for granted and simply gives those in the wrong the ability to go right back to the bad situation that they previously placed themselves in . In this instance, the second chance means nothing and is pointless when the person continues to do the things that caused him/ her to need one.

“Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past” written by Tyron Edwards. Sometimes changing your behavior is the only way to make up for a past, because you learn what are right actions, and what are wrong actions.

Reconciliation is stated as “restoration of a state of peace to the relationship, where the entities are at least not harming each other, and can begin to be trusted not to do so in future, which means that revenge is foregone as an option” (Santa-Barbara, 174). This definition is a starting point in understanding reconciliation but does not address the spirit of forgiveness involved. It is important to recognize harms that others have done but it becomes necessary to portray these in a positive and understanding manner. This supplies the persecutor with an image that is not so negative and “monster-like” but also provides for the victim acknowledgement that there has been harm done. For reconciliation to take place, all parties involved

Seeking redemption is not always easy, but hard work, time, and effort will assure that redemption is achieved. During Paul Haggis’ drama film Crash, there were several scenes that showed racial tension and redemption in a Los Angeles neighborhood. It is never easy for someone to redeem forgiveness from someone they have harmed recently, but it is all about the effort one puts to change into a better person they want to be. Even though some may never forgive someone who has done them wrong no matter the circumstances, it takes determination, commitment, and time to achieve redemption, because you have to acknowledge the harm you caused the people around you, it is one-hundred percent your decision whether you go through with it, and if you want to be forgiven.

Making mistakes is completely normal, it's a part of life. Some mistakes are bigger than others. The good part about making mistakes is when you make a mistake, you have the opportunity to get a second chance to fix the problem. In the short story, “Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry, Jimmy Valentine went to prison for breaking safes open so he decides to change himself after he gets out. In the story ¨Thank You Ma'am¨ by Langston Hughes, the boy attempts to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Jones handbag but is caught, Mrs. Jones realizes he hasn't had a mentor to show him right from wrong so she allows him a second chance. In the children's story The Quilt Maker's Gift, the King was very greedy and only took. He never gave to other people and when he wanted a quilt from the quilt maker she gave him a chance to change. People deserve second chances so they can fix their mistakes.

I was constantly putting myself in risky situation. I admit to drinking too much and then driving. I would reflect on the the situation the next day and tell myself I would never do it again. The next weekend I would drink too much again and the poor decisions would follow. I would do it again and again. Justifying it by saying I was “okay” to drive, knowing if I had gotten pulled over, I would have gotten a DUI. Even worse I could have harmed/killed another person. Something I am not proud of but taking ownership. Most of these times I was usually driving to someone’s house I shouln’t have. Knowing full-well I would never do these things sober. Alcohol had taken away my control over my actions and my

I surmise that, there is not a right or wrong way to answer this question, because we must demonstrate forgiving an offense by utilizing a mindful thinking process, encompass inspiring words, and engaging in the practices of great deeds, in order to rebuild broken relationships. Bringing up past offenses or forgiven offense has real staying ability and power. Forgiveness is Godly, and a forgiving heart overlooks offenses. Sande deems, there is only one way to overcome the obstacles of forgive.

Mrs. Jones in the short story Thank you Ma’am, is about to get robbed by a tennager named Roger. Roger doesn’t get away so, Mrs. Jones takes Roger home, feeds him, and shows compassion for him. “Not with that face I would not take you nowhere.” (Hughes 26). She did not take Roger to jail because she learned that he had no one to care for him at home. She showed sympathy to Roger. She had had past times like Roger and did not want him to feel the same way as she had. Her courage had come from within, because she knew how Roger felt, and didn’t want him to suffer. “I have done things too, which I would not tell you son___neither tell God if he didn’t already know” (Hughes 35). She had done bad things as a kid as well. But, she didn't want Roger to end up like her as a kid. Making decisions based on others approval is what we do a lot of the time. Most of us want to set an example for young ones, or want to impress family, mentors, or even close friends. Just because someone does something bad doesn’t mean that they don't get a second chance. Give second chances give others the chance to impress or even shock you by giving them a second

When I was younger I know I did not take responsibility for many of my actions, but I have learned the hard way that taking responsibility is the best choice. Today I stand fast on taking responsibility for one’s actions and decisions. I have won some respect with this attitude, but others have walked away from me in dismay. It is hard to look back at my life and feel emancipated for actions I should have taken responsibility for at the time and did not. You can never return to your past to correct the problems you have caused as a youth you can only go forward and try not to make the same mistakes.