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Research Findings
There may be moments in life where we hold a lot of anger and resentment.
These grievances should be dealt with, as they offer only a lifetime of hurt.
No matter how enormous the pain may feel, it is possible to let go and forgive.
Forgiveness is good for the soul, and it has positive benefits on our mental and physical wellbeing.
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3. Shifting Perspectives 👀
Cease to be a slave to your selfish narrative by taking a step back and shift your perspective so you may observe your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations.
Observing anger is not the same as being angry.
Mindfulness prac...
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5. Responsibility Check
Be accountable for yourself, own your actions, thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
Instead of reacting with fear and running away, or denying you have any power over whats happening, you must take action to avoid recurring harmful behaviour.
Re...
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Forgiveness provides us with a powerful path to reduce our suffering and bring greater dignity and harmony to our life.
SHAPIRO
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Positive Psychology Research
Forgiveness is essential for a fully functional society.
Medically speaking, there does not appear to be any downside to forgiveness.
It is clear from ongoing research that forgiveness of day to day incidental issues and longer term grudges, offers prolonged ...
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The Science Behind Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a process, whilst the duration and difficulty will vary significantly, it can be equally applied to all levels of pain.
Dr Frederic Luskin found from his research that forgiveness training helps people:
- Feel significantly less hurt...
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If I develop bad feelings toward those who make me suffer, this will only destroy my own peace of mind. But if I forgive, my mind becomes calm.
DALAI LAMA
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4. Empathy And Compassion 💞
Putting your self in someone else's shoes, can be incredibly helpful on the path to forgiveness.
Empathy is powerful at understanding the pain of another.
Compassion encourages you to take action needed to reduce that suffering.
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1. Acceptance 🤲
Acceptance shifts the balance.
Your view of what is happening alters.
You separate the pain that is inevitable from the suffering that is optional.
To ...
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Forgiveness is perhaps the most challenging of all the resources available to us - and the most transformational.
SHAUNA SHAPIRO
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Final Message
Forgiveness frees us from the pain we hold so close that it damages our physical and mental wellbeing, along with our happiness.
Bad things can't always be prevented, you have the choice on how you respond and shape your life for the better.
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2. Emotional Regulation Label
Research shows that you cannot suppress negative emotions. So become aware of your emotions, recognize and label them, and interrupt and calm your response.
An important factor for forgiveness is that you need to be aware of the hurt, anger and gri...
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Benefits Of Forgiveness
The process of forgiveness helps you to remove emotional barriers to finding happiness.
Forgiveness provides vital benefits to your mental and physical wellbeing such as a reduction in:
- Depression
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Tools For Forgiveness
Use good feelings to focus on the positives.
A rude comment from someone in a store should not outweigh the beauty of the sunshine or the joy in seeing your child doing something new.
The TV remote is used as a metaphor for choosing the channel we watch on a d...
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Positive Emotion Refocusing Technique (PERT)
When a painful experience hits us, we need something immediate.
PERT can be performed in less than a minute, discreetly returning you to a state of calm, restore control, and prepare you to make useful decisions.
- Find a comfortab...
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Psychology of Forgiveness: 10+ Fascinating Research Findings
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Final Message
Forgiveness frees us from the pain we hold so close that it damages our physical and mental wellbeing, along with our happiness.
Bad things can't always be prevented, you have the choice on how you respond and shape your life for the better.
Resentment
A person who has experienced trauma is prone to feelings of resentment. This is not to say that they don't have the right to be angry, they do, but they don't process this anger and let go.
Resentful people hold on to the fiery experiences because they want to be able to ...
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