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Do You Forgive? And a Little Bit on Shame

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Forgiveness is not about other people. It’s about you. When you can learn to forgive yourself, even when you aren’t the one to blame, you let go of the negative emotions so that you can take the learnings into your future.

Also, I talk about John Gibson, the pastor who committed suicide after hackers revealed millions of user names and detailed information about the users from the Ashley Madison infidelity and cheating site.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Behavior, Beliefs, Forgiveness, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Shame, Toxic People Tagged With: divorce, embarrassment, forgive, Forgiveness, healing, shame

The Challenge and Freedom of Forgiveness

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This week’s episode covers the very powerful topic of forgiveness. How powerful is it? Well, some people live with the pain of not forgiving someone their entire life. The thought of letting someone get away with something, or admitting that they are over something, or whatever, can override ones desire to move on and be happy with life.

We’re going to talk about forgiveness today. What is it, really? Is it telling someone else, “You were right, and I was wrong”? Is it showing another person that what they did was forgivable? Is it something else entirely? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Human Potential Tagged With: Forgiveness

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