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Noone ever says on their deathbed
"I wish I had held more grudges"
posted by
jollyjeff
on November 21, 2005 at 8:24 AM
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Isa, I think
That practicing forgiveness is what makes it easier. How many times? Until it is second nature. You'll never reach a shore of invulnerability, where you will never be hurt. But, you can learn what is true and how to take the sting out of what appears to harm. This is a major life lesson for me.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 21, 2005 at 5:53 AM
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avant garde...
this is so much difficult to me...i don't manage to forgive easily and even when i think i have managed to forgive seeing my enemies makes me realize that i haven't forgiven in depth...betrayal, for instance, still hurts...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on November 21, 2005 at 5:31 AM
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Original
Your words are true. Yes, it is.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 21, 2005 at 4:50 AM
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Dorgiveness, if it sticks, is a true blessing!
posted by
Original_Influence
on November 21, 2005 at 4:39 AM
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anthony
Outstanding!
posted by
avant-garde
on November 21, 2005 at 2:41 AM
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Joe Love
How do you erase a memory, especially one charged with emotion?
posted by
avant-garde
on November 21, 2005 at 2:40 AM
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"His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong." Emerson
But I do have to forgive and then move on in some cases, because forgiveness I have found, doesn't always heal the wound left by a mean-spirited person.
So I try to forgive and then leave God behind as their friend in my place.
posted by
WileyJohn
on November 20, 2005 at 10:31 PM
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I agree with some of your other readers
Forgiving DOES come rather easily, but it is hard to forget.
posted by
Joe_Love
on November 20, 2005 at 8:24 PM
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malcolm
Thanks. How are you today?
posted by
avant-garde
on November 20, 2005 at 2:37 PM
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jolly jeff
There you have it. That is where forgiveness really lies.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 20, 2005 at 2:36 PM
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Khan
Thanks for the enigmatic comment.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 20, 2005 at 2:36 PM
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brisbane artist
Your work is excellent in my opinion.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 20, 2005 at 2:35 PM
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Bright Irish
That is too funny! I got it the first time. Thanks a lot.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 20, 2005 at 2:35 PM
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Rcky
I am really enjoying your posts as well. Please keep them coming.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 20, 2005 at 2:34 PM
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blackcat
You can never forget, but you can change your mind about the memory.
posted by
avant-garde
on November 20, 2005 at 2:33 PM
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Lovely post
as always. Thanks
posted by
malcolm
on November 20, 2005 at 12:45 PM
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The hardest person for me to forgive
is myself
posted by
jollyjeff
on November 20, 2005 at 12:35 PM
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LOL
posted by
Khan_the_Superior
on November 20, 2005 at 12:14 PM
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delicious
typo!!
You could frame that one.
Great stuff!
Jo
posted by
brisbane_artist
on November 20, 2005 at 11:58 AM
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avant-garde
Oh what a terrible typo.. I have enjoyed reading this post! 
posted by
BrightIrish
on November 20, 2005 at 11:29 AM
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avant-garde
I have enjoye dreading this post, thank you!
posted by
BrightIrish
on November 20, 2005 at 11:28 AM
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Avant, you are really making us do some thinking....
It seems that as I have grown spiritually I find it is easier for me to forgive and forget. When negative people or negative situations enter my life I view it as an opportunity to learn a lesson, gain an understanding and grow from the choices I make. Thanks again. Blessings!
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on November 20, 2005 at 11:21 AM
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for me, forgiveness is the easy part. it's the forgetting that's hard.
good thoughts.
posted by
-blackcat
on November 20, 2005 at 11:04 AM
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