How to Forgive Someone Who Has Hurt You
Dr. Brent Potter
Such phrases as “I forgive you,” “I release you from retribution for your deeds,” are very powerful. They are words of your power. A tremendously powerful image is that you are anointed as a peacemaker. You have the power to bring peace into your world. That is enormous power. No longer the victim, you have reclaimed your agency (and sometimes the life of the offender). – Anonymous Human relationships are marked by the need for forgiveness. Whether we intend to or not, we often hurt one another, both by what we do and what we leave undone, and we often find that we need to either ask for forgiveness or...
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