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"When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive."
- Alan Paton

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- Thomas A. Kempis

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- Mark Twain

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Forgiveness: Picking Up the Pieces

by: TMFC

"Happiness is so precious to some of us that when it is broken, we stoop and gather up the pieces." - Hervieus Connaistoi (French Playwright)

When is the last time you broke a dish? If it was just an "ordinary" dish, you probably swept it up, threw it away and never gave it a second thought. But if was a "special" dish, I'm sure you carefully picked up the pieces and mapped out how you would repair the damage.

In our relationships, very often there'll be "broken dishes". The same type of carelessness that leads to shattered glass can lead to shattered feelings. It isn't something that anyone sets out to do, but being human means that we will fail - and sometimes miserably.

Have you ever said or done something you wish so badly that you could take back? We've all been there! We were completely at the mercy of someone else's forgiveness - we knew we'd either sink or swim, depending entirely upon how forgiving and understanding they were. One thing is pretty much certain, the person who has done the wrong feels just as badly as the one who was wronged. Often, they feel worse.

Every situation is different, of course, and only you know for sure the particulars of your own situation. But if a friend, family member, or "special someone" has hurt you in a ** minor way and has asked for your forgiveness - it's entirely in your best interest to forgive them. The sooner you stoop and pick up the pieces, the sooner you can begin putting the relationship back together. After a while, you won't even be able to see the crack where the repairs had been made.

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** Harm that falls under another category than "minor" is a completely different ballgame - one in which the rules are quite different. E-mail me if you have any questions AT ALL about the line between forgivable and unforgivable - sometimes just talking about it with another person helps a great deal. Our e-mail addreess is below. If you're a female, replace "support" with "Joi". If you are a male, replace "support" with "Mike".
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