The Gift of Forgiveness

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To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
~ Lewis B. Smedes

Most of us carry around anger, resentment, jealousy, or some other negative emotion directed to others. Unless dealt with, they will eventually start to broadly affect the quality of our lives and those around us.

Forgiveness is the act of unchaining yourself from thoughts and feelings that bind you to an offense, imagined or real, committed against you. It is a commitment to a process of growth and change. The first step is to recognize the value of forgiveness and the positive impact it can have in our lives. When we forgive, we release the control and power of the offending person and stop playing the victim. We no longer define our lives by how we have been hurt and instead can define ourselves by how we have grown.

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.
~ Cherie Carter-Scott

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[dbritton41]

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”

[RabAdamson]

Thank you for this Heart felt truth you share with us all

I FORGIVE MYSELF AND FORGIVE ALL I RELEASE ALL NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND IN GRATITUDE I LOOK FORWARD INTO THE LIGHT OF LOVE

[lizzieworld13]

I forgive you young man who was trying to date me and who I compromised with and in the end you only wanted to take advantage of me. I forgive you and I release you.

[1monayoussef]

So true and right to the point. Beautiful meditation put in expressive and wise words, thank you and will share it on my Facebook!

[1monayoussef]

So true and right to the point. Beautiful meditation put in expressive and wise words, thank you

[searchinmystic]

This is  TRUTH.

[kweberify]

this is a very powerful message. 

[TheWolfsblut72]

FREEDOM♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ LOVE ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥2011♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ LOVE ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ YES ;)) European Revolution ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥

Sagt Ja zur European Revolution!!! ;) ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥GLOBAL REVOLUTION Wir sind alle eins ;) auf der ganzen Erde und im ganzem Universum!!! ;)

We are all one;) all over the world and in all the universe! ;)

Gemeinsam sind WIR Stark♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ GLOBAL REVOLUTION ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ LOVE ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ ♥

[jainnagraj]

I am common man . I would like others to forgive me.

[chiposha]

@chipogift4I love this video very much it affirms my message that we are working wounded by all those old wounds we caused ourselves. I believe it's the Buddha

who said "Holding on to your anger is like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die. – Buddha

Why not forgive yourself and the other person for your own health.

[maple1255]

@StripeyLaura this video affected me very much, too. It is very hard to forgive those who hurt me in the past, yet I know I have sometimes hurt others too