Forgiveness | Gratitude | Relationship Conflict/Resolution | Positive Life | Riddles |
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What is Forgiveness?
Forgiveness is overcoming pain that was inflicted by another person.
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Why is being thankful for things important during recovery?
It allows people a positive outlook. This may show them support in ways they didn't know they had before.
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True or false, When there is a problem, we should be focusing more on the problem, not the person.
True; when it becomes personal is when people raise their voices, use insults, mock, or even prolong the conversation without being productive.
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What is a positive affirmation?
Positive affirmation is where you tell yourself something to encourage yourself in the present tense.
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What's at the end of the rainbow?
The letter "W"
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Forgiveness has four stages, the first one being the Uncovering phase, what do you think this means?
You uncover your feelings and understand that they hurt you.
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Name three things your grateful for
Subjective
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What is reflective listening?
When someone stops focusing on just their part of the argument, and actively listens to the other person and their side.
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Tell yourself a positive affirmation.
Subjective
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Name three consecutive days without naming the days of the week.
Yesterday, today, tomorrow!
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The second phase is the decision phase, what do you believe this means?
You decide whether or not you want to forgive the person who hurt you.
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True or false, people that help support you are more likely to respect your boundaries
True
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True or False; Taking a "time-out from an argument is okay.
True!
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True or false; repeating affirmations makes a person believe them more.
True!
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I have married many times, but I am single, who am I?
A priest
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The third phase is the work phase, what do you believe this means?
This is where you start to understand their points of view in order to make YOUR own educated decision as to if you are going to forgive them.
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What is one time that you felt grateful recently
Subjective
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True or false; The following is an "I" statement
I told you that you need to clean the counter!
False; In order to put this into an "I" statement, you clearly state your feelings. "I feel hurt that you didn't clean the counter since we talked about it earlier," is more of an I statement.
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True or false; Positive self talk is time consuming
False! You can do it while you drive, walk, get dressed, or any other activity during the day.
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I have 13 hearts but no stomach or lungs, what am I?
A deck of cards
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The fourth phase is the deepening phase, what do you think this means?
This is the phase that you truly decide whether or not to let go, you are able to recognize your experiences and ways you have grown from the situation as a whole.
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What is one lesson that you are grateful that you had to learn the hard way?
Subjective
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What does resolution typically look like?
Compromise between two parties, both need to be able to give and take in some ways in order for HEALTHY resolution to be reached.
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Why is being kind to yourself harder than being kind to others sometimes?
Because you know the dirty parts of you that you wish people didn't know; these are things that shape you into you so you should also be proud of them since they allowed you so much growth.
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I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?
a joke
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