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Forgiveness & Reconciliation. He has ruined my past. I’m beginning to toy with the idea of forgiveness so that I don’t allow him to destroy my future.

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1 Forgiveness & Reconciliation

2 He has ruined my past. I’m beginning to toy with the idea of forgiveness so that I don’t allow him to destroy my future as well.

3 Forgiveness: granting pardon and letting go of resentment and negative feelings Reconciliation: settling differences and repairing a relationship

4 Forgiveness Does not necessarily reestablish a relationship Does not obligate one to reconciliation Is foremost for the benefit of the person who has been harmed Is not a sign of weakness Can only be given by the person harmed Does not require forgetting Takes time and effort Needs a decision to forgive

5 Forgiveness is the heart’s capacity to release its grasp on the pains of the past and free itself to go on. Forgiveness is giving up the idea of a better past.

6 Reconciliation Reflects the mutual interests of two parties Requires a willingness to reengage in the relationship Requires rebuilding a bridge to span the chasm between the parties

7 Bridging the chasm requires Truth (courage to speak and hear it) Forbearance (refraining from revenge or punishment) Empathy (especially by the person harmed) Commitment to one another

8 Ponder the last paragraph in the book


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