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Mathew Fox (American actor, 1966 - ): “Forgiveness is another word for letting go.” Can you grasp this definition of forgiveness? It means letting go of past injuries. In any kind of relationship, it’s possible somebody will get hurt, even if the parties mean well. A tiny hurt. A big hurt. The question is, how long will you hang on to your pain? It’s natural to feel bad at first, but if you want to regain your sense of inner peace and calmness, at some point you have to let your negative feelings go. When someone hurts you, it’s natural to feel surprised, disappointed or angry. You may even feel like you want to get even. But holding on to negative feelings can take a heavy toll, consuming a major part of your thoughts, energy and actions. Anger and revenge are heavy burdens, and you deserve to be free of them. Once you understand that the injury was unintentional, you see that this isn't a person who wants to hurt you. Then, all you really have to do is let the incident go. Dismiss it. Walk away from it, so you can move on with the rest of your relationship. You don’t even have to let the other person know about it. You don't have to say, "I forgive you." Just decide that it doesn't matter anymore. When you see that what’s happening in your life right now is more important, you’ll feel relief as the weight of anger, resentment and revenge are lifted from you.
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Dennis E. Coates is CEO of Performance Support Systems, author of MindFrames, a brain-based personality assessment system (www.initforlife.com) and co-founder of the Train-to-Ingrain alliance (www.train-to-ingrain.com, info@train-to-ingrain.com, 800-488-6463), which delivers a reinforcement-centered approach to learning and development that achieves permanent, measurable improvements in workplace behavior and positive impacts on business results.
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