Without the other's apology, forgiveness can become more difficult. Yet difficulty does not mean impossibility.

In any close relationship, there are times where one individual does something that hurts another. These hurts might be minor (like saying something insensitive) or major (like cheating on a partner).

When you have become emotionally close to another person, you have become more vulnerable. Vulnerability opens the doors for a person to do things that hurt, which often comes out when conflicts arise ...

Scientists, religious leaders, and poets all seem to agree on this. Forgiving others can make us happier, healthier, kinder, and more connected. When we’re no longer obsessed with avoiding and getting ...

When I was a teacher, I met each week with my grade-level cohort of educators to share ideas, plan curriculum units, and solve problems. At least that’s what we were supposed to do. Because of some ...

One of the greatest gifts we can experience is the relationship between parents and children. However, for some of us, this relationship is filled with deep wounds of resentment, shame and guilt.

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In a pre-climactic scene from new short documentary film Forgiving Johnny, a Los Angeles Public Defender named Noah Cox is talking about paper. Reams upon reams of paper that, viewers learn, are ...

Libras are so forgiving, and astrology can explain the real reason why. Libra is ruled by the planet of love and beauty, and nothing is harder on the soul than holding a grudge inside for a long time.