Soon after, Lisa Marie found herself at the emotional crossroad of having to choose between anger and forgiveness. If anger was to be the choice, then it was going to consume her, and others who were different were going to be the enemy. If she took the road less traveled and chose forgiveness then she was going to have to find it in her heart to forgive and accept that although humans may make horrible decisions, but that deep inside they also had good in them and that sometimes their choices are not necessarily a reflect of who they are. “That was a really interesting time for me, I remember being in my apartment and thinking about my choices and making the conscious decision to forgive.”
through the rubble to look for remains. The world was grieving. I spent months having to send employees to funerals to support the families of those
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who had fallen. It was a very difficult time in our nation.” One does not come out of such a horrific ordeal unscathed.
That was a major turning point for her as she fought for her belief that every tragedy can be turned into a triumph, that every challenge can be turned into a blessing. It was because of her profession that she was committed to justice and protection, and her strong belief in mercy; which is extending forgiveness to others who have shown they’re less than desirable side, that helped her to put her heart at ease in choosing forgiveness over anger.