Kamis, 28 Februari 2008

Five Things Everyone Should Know About Forgiving

Let’s say that you’ve been hurt. Somebody you counted on let you down. Somebody you trusted betrayed you in your trust. Somebody who promised to take care of you instead took advantage of you. The hurt goes deep. What makes the pain worse is that you were wronged. You did not have it coming. Nobody deserves to be treated the way you were treated. It was not fair. 

One thing is for sure. You cannot change what happened. There is no delete button for the past. You are stuck with it. You cannot forget what happened. You cannot erase it from your mind. It is like a video tape sewed inside your head. And every time it plays its rerun, you feel the pain all over again. 

Now you have to make the hard decision. Do you want to spend the rest of your life with a pain that you did not deserve to get in the first place? Or do you want to be rid of it, healed, and freed from it, so that you can go on with your life without that painful memory shadowing you? 

There is one way to heal you. It is not one way among many. It is the only way. God invented it. It did wonders for him and does wonders for us. We call it forgiving. And God tells us to try it for ourselves. 

It is so simple. And yet people often misunderstand what forgiving is. And what it isn’t. So I want to share five simple things about forgiving just to clear up some mistaken notions about God’s way of healing unfair pain. 

I. Forgiving is the only way to be fair to yourself  

People have said to me, "Forgiving is just not fair. Why should I have to forgive the lout who did me wrong and let him off Scott free as if it never happened? "That just isn’t fair," they say. 

When they say that forgiving is not fair, I tell them that forgiving is the only way to be fair to yourself. Would it be fair to you that the person who hurt you once goes on hurting you the rest of your life? When you refuse to forgive, you are giving the person who walloped you once the privilege of hurting you all over again in your memory. 

Remember this: The first person to get the benefits of forgiving is the person who does the forgiving. It’s so important that I want to say that again: The first person who benefits from the forgiving is the person who does the forgiving. Forgiving is, first of all, a way of helping yourself to get free of the unfair pain somebody caused you. The most unfair thing about unfair pain is that you should go on suffering it in your bitterness and misery when there is such a simple remedy for it. 

So if you think forgiving is unfair, let me tell you that once you’ve been wrongly hurt, forgiving is the only way to be fair to yourself. 

II. Forgivers are not doormats  

Some people have the notions that if you forgive you make yourself a doormat for people to walk on. A wimp. Nothing could be more wrong than this. 

Let me tell you what one woman learned about not being a doormat and still being a forgiver. I was a guest on a radio talk show one time and a lady called in to tell us about how she had suffered the worst thing that could happen to a mother. A drunk driver in her neighborhood swerved his car out of control and hit and killed her three year old little girl who was playing on the grass near the curb. She died before they reached the hospital. Now, in a rage, her mother asked me how I could expect her to forgive a monster who got himself drunk, then took his car and killed her precious three year old daughter. 

As soon as she hung up another woman called to say she had to speak to the first caller because the very same thing had happened to her. A drunk driver killed her five year old boy four years before, right in front of her own house. But listen to what she went on to say: She said that for two years, she lived in the fog of terrible rage. She fantasized the most horrible things happening to the man who killed her child. She wanted him to suffer more than he had made her suffer; to have nightmares the rest of his life and then burn in hell. 

Well, after living in the misery of her blind, unhealed rage for two years, she woke up to the fact that the drunk who killed her son was now killing hero inside a day at a time, killing her soul. And she was helping him do it. She was wise enough to go and see her priest who listened to her story and told her what she already knew, that the only way out of her pain was to set out on the journey of forgiveness. Yes, even for this wretched man who had done such a horrible thing to her. But he said there was something they had to do first. They had to begin a chapter of Mothers against Drunk Driving in their town. They had to make it known that if you forgive a drunk driver it does not mean that you must tolerate drunk driving. 

Forgive those who wrong you, but do not tolerate their wrong doing. Forgive them and tell them what Jesus told people he forgave: You are forgiven for what you did, but stop it, don’t do it again. Let me say it again: Forgivers are not doormats. 

III. Forgivers are not fools  

Some people think that if you forgive somebody you once trusted, it means that you have to go back into the same relationship with him or her that you had before. If she was a friend who made a practice of betraying you, forgive her and be friends again. Not a good idea. Forgivers do not have to be fools. 

Suppose he was your husband once, and that he beat you or betrayed you until you just could not put up with it anymore and you left him. Now to heal yourself, you are ready to forgive him, ready to clean the garbage of spite and resentment out of your life. 

But suppose he has given you reason to believe that if you went back to him, he would soon be back at his old abuse again. Don’t go back to him. Forgive him and pray that he will be changed. But don’t go back. Remember: You may be a forgiver, but forgivers do not have to be a fool. 

IV. You don’t have to wait until he says he is sorry  

Some people believe that you should not forgive anyone who wronged you unless he or she crawls back on his knees, says he or she is sorry, and begs you to forgive him. I think that is a bad idea. 

If you wait for the lout who hurt you to repent, you may have to wait forever. And then you are the one who is stuck with the pain. If you wait for the person who hurt you to say she’s sorry, you are giving her permission to keep on hurting you as long as you live. Why should you put your future happiness in the hands of an unrepentant person who had hurt you so unfairly to begin with? If you refuse to forgive until he begs you to forgive, you are letting him decide for you when you may be healed of the memory of the rotten thing he did to you. 

Why put your happiness in the hands of the person who made you unhappy in the first place? Forgive and let the other person do what he wants. Heal yourself. 

V. Forgiving is a journey.  

Some people suppose that you should be able to forgive everything in a single minute and be done with it. I think they are very wrong. God can forgive in the twinkling of an eye, but we are not God. Most of us need some time. Especially if the hurt went deep and the wrong was bad. So when you forgive, be patient with yourself. 

When you decide to forgive you first make a baby step on the way to healing. And then you go on from there. You may be on the way for a long time before you finish the job. And you may backslide and need to forgive all over again. 

I once was in a rage at a police officer in the village where I live for abusing my youngest son for no good reason. I stomped about my house for several days in a fury of anger at the officer. I knew I would be miserable unless I forgave him. But I did. I did forgive him. I forgave him by going into my study and getting on my knees, and saying, "Officer Maloney, I forgive you. In the name of God, I forgive you." 

About a year later I saw this same office drive by in a patrol car and I had to do it all over again. Only it was easier the second time. Then, a few years later, I heard that he had been fired from the force for abusive conduct. Hearing that tasted sweet as honey to me. I secretly smacked my lips with vengeful satisfaction. Then I realized I needed to forgive him one more time. Which I did. And, who knows, I may have to do it a few more times before I’m over it. 

Nobody but God is a real pro at forgiving. We are amateur and bunglers. We cannot usually finish it the first time. So be patient with yourself. Make the first step. It will get you going and once on the way, you will never want to go back. 

These are the five things I wanted to tell you about forgiving somebody who wronged you. Let me go over them once more: 

                        1 Forgiving is the only way to be fair to yourself after someone hurts you unfairly. 

                        2 Forgivers are not doormats; they do not have to tolerate the bad things that they forgive. 

 

 Forgivers are not fools; they forgive and heal themselves, but they do not have to go back for

 more abuse. 

                        3 We don’t have to wait until the other person repents before we forgive him or her and heal 

ourselves. 

4 Forgiving is a journey. For us, it takes time, so be patient and don’t get discouraged if you 

backslide have to do it over again.     

 

 

And remember this: The first person who gets the benefit of forgiving is always the person who does the forgiving. When you forgive a person who wronged you, you set a prisoner free, and then you discover that the prisoner you set free is you. When you forgive, you heal the hurts you never should have felt in the first place. 

So if you have been hurt and feel miserable about it, our God Himself recommends forgiving as the only way to healing. I hope that you will try it for yourself. 

Rabu, 27 Februari 2008

Resume - Pertemuan hari Minggu di Warung Pasta - Kemang

Banyak yang nanya...
Gimana hasil pertemuan di warung pasta kemarin ???

Amazing banget..
Jam 4 kurang mba chandra dateng duluan. Diikuti oleh mba endang. Saya
dgn suksesnya telat 20 menit. :)
Diawali dgn bincang2 ttg byk hal. Dateng temen saya, Vivi, yg saya kenal
di dunia bazaar. Beliau adalah penulis "Cetak Duit dari Barang Bekas".
Jadi yang ingin mendapat tambahan uang belanja dgn cara bikin garage
sale, silahkan saja hubungi beliau untuk tips & tricks nya. Kebetual
juga sudah subscribe dimilis kita ini. Kedatangannya tentu juga membawa
banyak bahan pembicaraan, seperti home schooling dsb. Tertarik utk
homeschooling.. Mmm discuss aja lgs dgn nya. :)

Berturut2, datang kemudian, mba titi, evi, febi, alvi & temannya. Total
sembilan orang datang. Sepuluh dgn eva. Ples kemudian, saya jg kebetulan
ngajak keluarga kesana. Jadi semua bisa lihat yg namanya raditya, yg
fotonya saya pajang di YM saya. :) Ponakan saya ini, jg yg turut jd
inspirasi ketika mengembangkan komunitas ini. Gimana pendapat tante2 yg
udah ngeliat ndit ini ?? :)

Ketika lengkap 9 orang, pertemuan diawali dgn sharing hasil ke notaris
kemarin dan makan malam. Setelah makan malam, masuk ke topik yg cukup
hangat, yaitu mengenai nama alternatif mengenai yayasan ini. Hasilnya
spt yg saya posting kemarin :
1. SPIRIT
2. SPESIAL
3. SPA
Itu urutannya nominasinya.

Tpik yg hangat berikutnya adalah pemilihan Ms singleparent 2008... Eh
ngaco, pemilihan pengurus yayasan. Dengan cara todong menodong dan rada
maksa, semua yg hadir menjadi pengurus.

Mohon doa restu dan support/dukungan dari semua member.

Badan Pendiri :
- Endang TR
- Titi Atmojo
- Cahyo Dwi

Badan pembina
- Cahyo
- Chandra Dewi

Badan Pengawas
- Titi
- Febi

Pengurus :

Ketua : Endang TR
Sekretaris : Evi N.
Bendahara : Alvi H.

Selamat buat yg terpilih. Semoga kegiatan2 singleparent dapat terlaksana
dan bermanfaat buat seluruh anggotanya..
Periode kepengurusan 2008 - 2010.

Dan yang menjadi kejutan, kita bisa pulang ontime jam 9. :D

Tapi tetap saja stlh itu, saya, mba endang en mba titi masih ngelembur,
bikin jadwal launching yayasannya.

Mba endang,
Jgn lupa calendar of event nya..
Nanti kita terusin lg diskusinya.


Kl ada yg kurang, mohon di tambahin yaa..


Oh iya, bakal ada pembukaan lowongan jd konselor utk sesama
singleparent.
Mohon buat yg ingin membantu konseling ini, hadir di pertemuan2
berikutnya.
Kita usahakan ada pendidikan dulu utk jd konselor singleparent.


Salam.,

Cahyo

Member baru Komunitas Singleparent Indonesia

Selamat datang untuk member ke yg 75 hari ini..
Selamat bergabung dan semoga harapan2 yang ada dapat segera tercapai dgn
bergabung disini.

Terimakasih juga untuk member yang telah membantu
mengiklankan/mempromosikan milis ini.

Bagi member yang lain,
Kita menyadari ada banyak singleparent di luar sana yang membutuhkan
informasi dan sarana untuk saling berbagi seluruh permasalahan
singleparent. Jadi silahkan forward email dibawah ke milis2 yang kalian
ikuti.

Semoga milis ini semakin berguna untuk member2nya..

Salam,


Cahyo
Mods..

=============================================

Dear, Friend!
Komunitas orang tua tunggal / single parent di Indonesia ini didirikan
untuk menampung dan saling berbagi antara single parent atau orangtua
tunggal dan para pemerhati dan aktivis singleparent / orang tua tunggal
yg peduli terhadap tumbuh kembang anak untuk membuat keluarga seutuhnya.
jakarta - Indonesia.
This single parents community was established to gather dan share each
other experience, also a place for any activist/supporting person to
help any children & single parent in Jakarta / Indonesia.


Untuk bergabung, cukup kirim email kosong ke : Subscribe:
indosingleparent-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To Join Indonesia single parent, send empty email to :
indosingleparent-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


Untuk berkunjung, silahkan ke web :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indosingleparent/
To visit, go to our milist :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indosingleparent/


Salam,
Indosingleparent.
Note : This mailing list is intended only for indonesian people (with
Bahasa Indonesia).

===Kalau anda mempunyai teman, saudara, dan kenalan yg mungkin single
parent, bantulah mereka dengan memforward email ini===

Selasa, 26 Februari 2008

Long Road

Perjalanan panjang telah dimulai kamis minggu lalu.
Hari itu merupakan awal untuk sebuah perjalanan yang akan melibatkan
semua singleparent.
Mimpi ini sendiri bukan lagi wacana, diskusi, dan omong kosong belaka,
karena pada hari itu kita sudah secara resmi melangkahkan kaki agar
yayasan yang dapat membantu semua singleparent ini terbentuk secara
resmi.

Kamis minggu lalu, saya dan mba endang bertemu dengan notaris, yang
kebetulan jg di referensikan oleh nina (thanks for your ref..). Konsep
dan hasil diskusi yang sebulan terakhir dilakukan di beberapa tempat dan
hingga larut malam, diberikan kepada notaris yang akan mewakili kita
untuk mendapatkan pengesahan secara hukum atas lembaga yang akan kita
dirikan.

Secara teknis, perkiraan waktu yang diberikan adalah 4 bulan minimum.
Dan biaya yang ada akan di tanggung oleh para pendirinya.

Mo tahu nama yang akan dipakai oleh yayasan ini ??
SPIRIT

Spirit, sangat bermakna sekali dengan para singleparent. Karena
disaat-saat mereka menghadapi pilihan hidup untuk menjadi singleparent.
Hanya semangat lah yang membuat mereka bisa maju kedepan dan menghadapi
kesulitan yang ada. Dengan spirit ini lah, kita akan mencoba menjadi
penyemangat para singleparent agar mereka dapat hidup lebih baik lagi
dan lebih indah lagi.

Nama ini sendiri pun, baru saja diputuskan, ketika sudah di ruang rapat
ibu notarisnya. :)
Tapi, nama tersebut masih merupakan opsi. Ada kemungkinan sebuah nama
ditolak karena berbagai macam alasan. Oleh karena itu pada pertemuan
minggu kemarin, nama yang menjadi urutan kedua adalah SPESIAL. Dan
selanjutnya SPA (single parent association).

Doakan agar apa yang kita bangun bersama ini bisa last forever.

Salam,

cahyo

Rabu, 13 Februari 2008

data singleparent

kl data singleparent pastinya susah sekali didapat.
saya sudah cari2 di internet, bbelum ada yg pas.
 
Tp untuk informasinya, mungkin kita harus lihat dulu definisi dari singleparent itu sendiri dan faktor penyebabnya.
Seberapa luasnya atau seberapa sempitnya definisi akan memperluas/memperkecil data yg dibutuhkan.
 
Contoh simple nya seperti ini (cmiiw) :
 
case 1 :
bila singleparent = orangtua yg bercerai atau pasangan meninggal
maka cukup cari data tersebut saja.
Bila kamu beli data surveynya, mungkin ada. coba aja cek ke link kemarin. Kayanya ada bagian buat beli data survetnya.
Trus ada juga data orang tua tunggal di BKKBN. Lihat saja posting saya bbrp waktu yg lalu. Ada kok. Sekitar 14% orang tua tunggal menurut BKKBN.
Untuk data perceraian tahunan, yg valid ada di Mahkamah agung. khan mereka yg ketok palu buat resmi cerai. Walaupun mgkn cerai nya di pengadilan agama. Tp konsolidasi datanya ada di MA.
 
Case 2 :
bila singleparent adalah yg diatas, ples kasus anak dari pemerkosaan atau memang di luar nikah.
Silahkan ke dinas kependudukan dan catatan sipil.
mereka yg berwenang mengeluarkan akta lahir di luar nikah.
 
 
silahkan definisikan sendiri dan cari data yg sesuai dgn hal tersebut.
Buat yg lain, silahkan bantu astri buat bikin definisi yg tepat....
 


From: indosingleparent@yahoogroups.com [mailto:indosingleparent@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Astri
Sent: 13 Februari 2008 8:56
To: indosingleparent@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Komunitas Singleparent] bacaan buat para bapak² baik yg single maupun yg double

Mas Cahyo.. Scara ga sngaja mas Cahyo udh bantu aku bgt.. Hehe.. Website yang mas Cahyo kasih bwat diliat sm mas Den Baguse itu aku butuhin bwat data2 skripsiku.. Selama ini aku minta sm BPS dan ribet bgt sm urusan prosedurnya.. Eh tnyata dari website itu aku dapet yang aku butuhin.. Hehe.. Makasi ya mas, ini shortcut bgt bagi aku.. Emang canggih bgt yah teknologi jaman sekarang.. Hihi..

Btw kalo mas cahyo juga punya data soal jumlah single parent di Jakarta aku juga mau dong mas, soalnya aku udah minta sm BPS JAkPus tp kata mereka data itu ga ada..

 

Makasi..

 

-Astri

Selasa, 12 Februari 2008

[Komunitas Singleparent] Pics @ Citos



All,
Ini foto2 pertemuan di citos 2 minggu lalu.

Check this out..






Salam,

Cahyo







Komunitas Single Parent
Dibuat untuk mendukung milis indosingleparent@yahoogroups.com

FW: [Komunitas Singleparent] bacaan buat para bapak² baik yg single maupun yg double

laki-laki tetap paling banyak  dibandingkan dengan kaum perempuan/wanita menurut survey 2006.
 
cmiiw..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tabel 1.1.6.
Jumlah Penduduk menurut Kelompok Umur, Jenis Kelamin, Provinsi, dan Kabupaten/Kota, 2005
Number of Population by Sex and Age Group 
Sumber Source : SPAN (Sensus penduduk Aceh dan Nias), SUPAS (Sensus Penduduk Antar Sensus) 2005 
Kelompok umur
     
Laki-laki Perempuan Total
Male Female Total
0-4 9,983,140 9,608,600 19,591,740
05-Sep 11,370,615 10,739,089 22,109,704
Okt-14 11,238,221 10,614,026 21,852,247
15-19 10,370,890 9,958,783 20,329,673
20-24 9,754,543 10,150,607 19,905,150
25-29 9,271,546 9,821,617 19,093,163
30-34 8,709,370 9,054,955 17,764,325
35-39 8,344,025 8,428,967 16,772,992
40-44 7,401,933 7,347,511 14,749,444
45-49 6,418,712 6,190,218 12,608,930
50-54 5,266,079 4,851,176 10,117,255
55-59 3,813,793 3,563,361 7,377,154
60-64 2,800,974 2,918,499 5,719,473
65-69 1,990,762 2,192,385 4,183,147
70-74 1,470,205 1,570,199 3,040,404
75+ 1,408,711 1,462,776 2,871,487
 
Total
109,613,519 108,472,769 218,086,288
 

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