What Is Forgiveness

What Is Forgiveness?

Simply stated, forgiveness is a problem solving process that heals mental and emotional wounds, resolves differences and clears up misperceptions.  Forgiveness is a learning tool that extracts the value out of hurtful experiences but leaves the pain behind.  It is an invitation to a miracle! 

Forgiveness rests upon the fact that it's never people, places, things, situations or conditions that upset us, it's our thoughts about them that do.  In fact, all the mental and emotional pain and suffering in our lives is due to one of two things:

1. Unmet demands and expectations
2. Painful thoughts and judgments on our part

In forgiveness, we learn to clearly identify our demands, judgments and expectations, challenge their validity, and then, turn them around.  This enables us to see the situation from a larger perspective, extract the wisdom and leave the pain behind.  Once we've extracted the wisdom, the next step is to teach ourselves to remember.  In this way, we learn and grow.

With forgiveness, we learn to profit from every experience in life.  It's a tool we can use to move through any form of adversity with confidence and courage.  The most powerful tool you have in your bag is your mind.  Forgiveness makes it razor sharp!