Featured quote: “To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive peace and happiness.”  Robert Muller

While it is certainly not always easy, granting forgiveness to others is well worth the effort – to you.   When you forgive someone it does not mean that you approve or necessarily condone their questionable actions.  It also does not mean that you simply forget what happened.  No, it is often difficult to completely forget about the questionable actions of others.

Think about your relationship, are there any outstanding issues that you can forgive now?  Are you harboring resentment for any particular reason?  Take some time and think about it.  You can change the energy in your relationship simply by your act of forgiveness.

What is True Forgiveness?

True forgiveness means that you have taken the steps necessary to move past the action itself and have forgiven the person.  Upon your act of forgiveness, you have cleared your mind and you no longer harbor bad feelings toward that person.

You see, hanging on to feelings of resentment is harmful to you and your health, increases stress, and often has no affect whatsoever on the other person who is probably off on their merry way having fun – not giving you a second thought.  Ridding yourself of resentment enables you to replace those swirling thoughts with positive, constructive thoughts. The act of forgiveness raises your energy level and brightens your outlook.

What You Can Do?

1. Identify an opportunity to demonstrate true forgiveness.
2. Work out how you will undertake it, in your mind or with the person involved.
3. Forgive them; then assess changes in your feelings over the next few days.

Go on and give it a try.  Why not make forgiveness a personal development goal?  It has major benefits for you. It can bring new hope into your relationship.

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Donna Marie Thompson, PhD – The Bouncing Back Now Relationship Coach – is a Certified Professional Coach, a Certified NLP Practitioner, and a Master Practitioner of the Energy Leadership Index. Donna Marie is listed as one of America’s Premier Experts in relationships and personal development. She is the host of the “Bouncing Back Now” show on BlogTalkRadio and on the Real Coaching Radio TV network. Donna Marie has been the featured guest on many radio shows and on the Brian Tracy TV Show as seen on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox affiliates across the country.

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