Forgiveness strengthens:
- Resilience by releasing feelings of resentment.
- Creativity by releasing a grudge that can hold back finding new perspectives.
- Cooperation so that you can let go of past hurts that get in the way of current teamwork.
- Humility by actively realizing that the world doesn’t revolve around me.
Forgiveness is a lot like:
Mercy
Release
Clemency
Lenience
Pardoning
Letting it Go
Understanding
Tolerance
Reconciliation
Forgiveness is strengthened by:
- Compassion by letting go of my pain.
- Alertness by being sensitive to the ways you have offended others, so you can improve your relationships.
- Loyalty because you are more likely to forgive those who have your loyalty.
- Courage because there is fear involved in letting go of a grudge.
- Decisiveness as it isn’t easy to decide to let go of a past or current hurt.
- Resilience so that you can bounce back after letting go of a resentment.
- Positivity by providing hope in the freedom that comes from releasing a grudge.