Thank You for the Experience Is Indeed True Forgiveness!

Nadjejda Chapoteau Aha Moments, Forgiveness, Lessons Learned 2 Comments

This famous quote from Oprah Winfrey on Forgiveness, “True forgiveness is when you can say, thank you for that experience.” never really resonated with me. I didn’t deny it but it just hadn’t been my experience until I starting digging deep in my forgiveness journey. What led me to this is seeing every experience as a gift. Not easy, I …

Why Is Forgiveness Important?

Nadjejda Chapoteau Compassion, Forgiveness, Spirituality Leave a Comment

Forgiveness is important to living the life you truly desire. I’ve always been an easy going kind of person and thought forgiveness wasn’t hard for me until I got older and life got more complicated. I hadn’t realized how much resentment and grudges I was holding against people especially myself. Through my spiritual practice I became more aware and learned …

Are You Forgiving and Accepting?

Nadjejda Chapoteau Aha Moments, Compassion, Forgiveness, relationships 2 Comments

 Are you accepting and forgiving of what is in your life? Today I wanted to share with you something I’ve known for a while and coach others on and got a reminder that at times whether I’m coaching or preparing for a presentation, I’m coaching and teaching on something I need to learn as well. An incident this weekend made …