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Forgive or Fester

The moment you decide to forgive and let your negative feelings melt away, you are on the road to freedom.

Forgiveness is all about taking care of you, not the person you need to forgive.

Holding on to resentment is like taking poison and waiting for your enemies to die.

When ou forgive someone you let yourself off the hook.

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3. Decide you'd rather be happy than right

Things happen, and even if you know you're right, choose to do what would make you happy in the moment. If letting the other person thinks she's right, is the way to end the problem, then so be it.

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1. Find compassion

Finding compassion for yourself or others is hard at first but in the long run, it's the only way to really heal.

People act poorly because they're hurt or confused, try to understand that and find compassion to forgive them.

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Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

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2. Erase the other person from the equation

Either way, you're hurt. Try not to think about the person who hurt you but try to think about the situation. Try to think about what happened without putting the blame on anyone and ask yourself these questions:

Why did this happen? How was I involved? Why did I attract this to myself...

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6. You should forgive others and yourself.

6. You should forgive others and yourself.

"Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." This means that forgiveness is good for your own mental and emotional health.

Living in the past

Resentment forces you to live in the past by fixing that person to that past moment.

Do not let yourself or the relationship be defined by anger. The ability to forgive and move on is critical for maintaining a healthy and happy relationship with the people you care about.

Forgive, but don't forget

Forgive, but don't forget

Happy people live by the motto "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." They forgive in order to prevent a grudge, but they never forget. 

The negative emotions that come with holding onto a grudge are actually a stress response. Holding on to that stress can have devastati...

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