Forgive and Forget?

Forgive and Forget?

I ran into a couple of quotes about forgiveness recently.   The first one is from Henry Ward Beecher:   “I can forgive but I cannot forget” is only a way of saying, “‘I will not forgive.” Forgiveness should be like a cancelled note – torn in two and burned...
Facing Your Fear to Allow Forgiveness

Facing Your Fear to Allow Forgiveness

Recent research has supported the benefits of forgiveness, especially its health benefits through the reduction of stress and negative emotion. So why do we often hesitate to forgive? Often our resistance to forgiveness is based on fear.   What do we fear about...