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Nine Steps to Forgiveness

By Frederic Luskin — 2004

How to forgive, from Fred Luskin, Ph.D. — director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects.

Read on greatergood.berkeley.edu

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A Rabbi’s Guide on Making Amends and Letting Those Grudges Go

Judaism offers a series of ideas and guidelines for how to cope with offense and foster forgiveness. On Yom Kippur, it’s traditional to wear white, not only because white shows the slightest stain, but to remind us of the shrouds in which we will one day be buried.

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Eight Keys to Forgiveness

Forgiveness can be incredibly difficult. Robert Enright explains where to start.

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Robert Enright
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How We Think About Forgiveness at Different Ages

Children's understanding of forgiving develops as they grow older.

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Fake Forgiveness Is Toxic for Relationships

Accepting an apology or brushing off a slight can benefit the offender and the offended alike—but only if you really commit to it.

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Arthur C. Brooks
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The Long Road to Forgiveness

If we all recognize that forgiveness has the power to liberate us from the past, then why are we so reluctant to grant it?

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Molly Layton
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Forgiveness Meditation

Forgiveness of others, forgiveness of yourself.

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Jack Kornfield
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The Art of Forgiveness

One of the most challenging tasks we face in life is how to remain peaceful when something frustrates us. Not getting what we want is one of the main challenges to dealing with illness, abandonment, dishonesty, or any other difficulties that humans experience.

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Frederic Luskin
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