The shortest word for forgiveness: freedom
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- Forgiveness means freedom.
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Forgiveness grows out of damage. It's messy but it's potentially healing.
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I find forgiveness very
difficult to define,
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because probably it has multiple meanings.
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So my definitions change over time.
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The shortest word is
it means freedom.
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But it has to, and letting go of
unresolved pain.
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It's more than moving on.
It's more than letting go.
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It's more than accepting
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because it requires a degree
of compassion and empathy
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which of course is very difficult
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when there's been severe wounds.
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My favorite quote about forgiveness
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is not even a definition.
It's a description.
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It's Mark Twain the writer,
the American writer. He says,
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"Forgiveness is the fragrance
that the violet sheds
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on the heel that crushes it."
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And the reason I liked that image
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is because it shows forgiveness
grows out of damage.
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It's messy but it's potentially healing.