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Forgiveness is Empowering

by JasonChoi
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Do you have resentment towards someone who screwed you over?

Were you swindled you out of your money through a terrible business deal?

Did someone take your money and just run off? Or refuse to give you a refund?

If so, let's be honest with ourselves:

If you're holding onto resentment, you're only hurting yourself. As they say, it's like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. So forgiveness will set you free.

Believe it or not, forgiveness is empowering.

But if you feel it's ridiculously hard to forgive, then either read my recent blog post to get a better understanding of how to make forgiveness MUCH easier for you:

Forgiveness is Empowering | Jason Choi | Jason Choi

Or watch this:

#empowering #forgiveness #jasonhchoi
  • Profile picture of the author bradstern
    Love this Jason.

    It's very enlightening.
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  • Profile picture of the author Odahh
    very nice video .. the interesting thing is how it hurts you to hold onto past hurts and wrongs ..there are two ways .. first the tension and the residue chemicals from the event get stored in your body and over time cause deterioration ..if your neck and back are contantly tense and sore it's probably because you have many many things pushed down that need forgiving ..

    also you only have so much mental energy that you get every day ..the more of it spent every day holding on to a long list of wrongs ..the less of it you have to get done what you need to get done today ..

    and you want to know the rub unless your married to the person you can't forgive ... that hurt you holding onto .. never really enters their mind ..or maybe from time to time ..and if it was a purposful attempt to hurt you ..it pleases them that you hold onto it ..

    why give anyone else so much of your power ..
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  • Profile picture of the author Evocess
    Great thread Jason. I love the message of your video and I even read your blog.
    I highly agree that forgiveness is empowering and forgiveness is the only one thing that make you feel free. Anger is very stress and it can even freak you out so it's better to forgive or let go all of the things that makes you feel unease.

    Thanks,
    Justin Durano
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  • Profile picture of the author Gianni
    I agree with you my friend about forgiving people to set us free.

    When you do not forgive those who caused you grievance, you are tighting yourself up to pain, grieve, distress, and much more.

    The best way is to let it go off your chest.

    Thanks for your post.

    I hope this comment helps a little bit.
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  • Profile picture of the author Freshmorning
    I faced it hard during my last relationship, it is actually how you take it and absorb without letting others getting wet and so as forgiveness is concerned i was tagged as "pretending" and not taken seriously.Now that is self believe or as i say unable to keep my words -hesitation towards the person who you love and care and feel scared not to HURT by your words even if you may be Right -that does not matter so long as you are unable to make yourself at the right corner.
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  • Profile picture of the author maskmirror
    We can't control what other people do. We can only control what we do and how we do it. There will always be people that do bad things or make bad decisions. To hold a grudge against them is only a waste of energy.

    Consider this: few things are more humbling than to be forgiven for a wrongdoing. Consequently, to forgive someone allows you to reach heights unimaginable to anyone even thinking of screwing you over...
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  • Profile picture of the author ericorozco08
    I agree with you all, instead of making revenge, do things which can help you regain what you have lost.
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  • Profile picture of the author stopper
    That is very true forgiveness is like letting go the grinding stone from your neck before plunging into the pool
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