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The Key to Happiness: Letting Go of Resentment and Choosing Forgiveness

By Louise Hay — 2004

You can never be free of bitterness as long as you continue to think unforgiving thoughts. How can you be happy in this moment if you continue to choose to be angry and resentful?

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