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Eight Keys to Forgiveness

Eight Keys to Forgiveness

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1. Know what forgiveness is and why it matters

1. Know what forgiveness is and why it matters

Forgiveness is about goodness, about extending mercy to those who’ve harmed us, even if they don’t “deserve” it. Working on forgiveness can help us increase our self-esteem and give us a sense of inner strength and safety.

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2. Become “forgivingly fit”

Practice forgiveness, it helps if you have worked on positively changing your inner world by learning to be what I call “forgivingly fit.”Just as you would start slowly with a new physical exercise routine, it helps if you build up your forgiving heart muscles slowly, incorporating regular “workouts” into your everyday life.

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3. Address your inner pain

It’s important to figure out who has hurt you and how. This may seem obvious; but not every action that causes you suffering is unjust. 

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4. Find meaning in your suffering

When we suffer a great deal, it is important that we find meaning in what we have endured. To find meaning is not to diminish your pain or to say, I’ll just make the best of it or All things happen for a reason.

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5. When forgiveness is hard, call upon other strengths

Forgiveness is always hard when we are dealing with deep injustices from others. I have known people who refuse to use the word forgiveness because it just makes them so angry. That’s OK—we all have our own timelines for when we can be merciful.

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6. Develop a forgiving mind through empathy

When people successfully imagine forgiving someone (in a hypothetical situation), they show increased activity in the neural circuits responsible for empathy. Empathy is connected to forgiveness and is an important step in the process.

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7. Forgive yourself

Most of us tend to be harder on ourselves than we are on others and we struggle to love ourselves. In self-forgiveness, you honor yourself as a person, even if you are imperfect. 

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8. Develop a forgiving heart

When we overcome suffering, we gain a more mature understanding of what it means to be humble, courageous, and loving in the world. All of these choices can lighten the heart and bring joy to one’s life.

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