6 Steps To Help You Genuinely Forgive

The boss makes a condescending comment. A jerk in a big SUV cuts you off. A best friend steals your girlfriend. A waitress ignores you. A coworker takes credit for your work. Your pulse picks up. Your mind races with progressively more unkind thoughts. You have been mistreated. You relive the situation over and over and cannot think of much else. You begin to think up ways to "get even." Accepting Imperfection We humans are, all in all, a pretty good lot. We can however, whether intentionally or not, get under each other's skin ... to offend and injure and even kill. We make mistakes ... both small ones and whoppers, for all sorts of reasons: stupidity, ignorance, sickness or strong emotions. It seems to be part of the somewhat darker side of our human nature. We've all been witness to some remarkable events of late. The tragic Charleston shootings of nine peaceful and beautiful people touched all of us deeply. But what was more compelling happened even before these victims were buried. In the courtroom, we saw the families of the murdered publicly forgive the killer. While the grief and loss were still raw, these families... all of them ... found forgiveness in their hearts. Forgiving murder! That's almost incomprehensible to me and probably to you also. It's one thing to let an insult go. But the loss of a loved one? This is a stunning example of forgiveness, and its amazing power to heal. In fact, the theme of President Obama's eulogy was Amazing Grace. The song Amaz...
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