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Bookmark or Share- What is Forgiveness? - Greater GoodWhat is Forgiveness? Forgiveness expert Fred Luskin explains what it takes to give up a grudge. This month, Greater Good features videos of a presentation by Fred Luskin, a pioneer in the science and practice of forgiveness. In his talk, Luskin discusses why forgiveness can be so hard to practice and explains his research-tested “ nine steps ...
- How to Overcome Barriers to Forgiveness - Greater GoodHow to Set Limits. 1. Identify one boundary you’ve been reluctant to set with the person you are struggling to forgive. 2. Clarify in your own mind how setting this limit reflects and serves your own values, needs, and desires. Reflect on your understanding of the values and desires of the other person.
- Eight Keys to Forgiveness - Greater GoodFinding meaning, in and of itself, is helpful for finding direction in forgiveness. 6. When forgiveness is hard, call upon other strengths. Forgiveness is always hard when we are dealing with deep injustices from others. I have known people who refuse to use the word forgiveness because it just makes them so angry.
- Fred Luskin Explains How to Forgive - Greater GoodIn a new series of videos on Greater Good, forgiveness expert Fred Luskin shares what he has learned from two decades of studying and teaching forgiveness. Dr. Luskin’s presentation explains what forgiveness is (and isn’t), outlines the benefits of forgiveness, and discusses how people can prepare themselves to forgive offenses large and small.
- Research on the Science of Forgiveness: An Annotated… - Greater GoodFor a more recent overview of the science of forgiveness, check out this white paper by Professor Everett Worthington of Virginia Commonwealth University. Researchers Julie Juola Exline and Roy Baumeister have proposed that forgiveness has both internal (emotional) and external (behavioral) elements.
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