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Forgiveness

Why Is It So Hard To Forgive?

Human behavior suggests that people are “hard-wired" to retaliate when they have been hurt by another person. Our pride or self-esteem is injured. Our expectations or dreams are disappointed. We lose something very valuable to us. We want recompense for the damages. But there are other resistances which block our motivation to forgive. ... >Full Story

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Does Forgiveness = No Consequences?

I am struggling with forgiveness. I know that forgiving someone who hurt me is part of my recovery process, but does forgiving someone mean that I need to be willing to treat that person as well as I would treat those I consider my closest friends? (Assuming that it’s appropriate to interact with the person who hurt me.) Does... >Read More

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The Power of Forgiveness

On life’s journey we all face crossroads. One of my major crossroads came at age 15. Sometime during the wintry night of January 25, 1987, I woke, vaguely aware of a flicker of light smoke and an unusual sensation heat in my room. Completely dazed, with warm blood dripping from my face, I staggered and crawled towards my bedroom... >Read More

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