Follow me on Instagram at sharpharmade! . Thursday September 8, 2016 is Pardon Day. "“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” . – Mahatma Gandhi . Forgiveness, the process by which an offended party chooses to change the way they feel about someone who has committed the offense against them. It bears a distinct difference from the idea of condoning (where one does not see the offense as wrong, and therefor not needing forgiveness), excusing the action (where you place the blame for the action on someone else entirely), giving pardon (cleared by a legal representative), forgetting (where the action no longer exists in memory in any real or present way), or the act of reconciliation (where the relationship is restored without the action strictly being forgiven). What is known about forgiveness is that it is an act that brings happiness to those who give it, one can release the hold on the negative emotions they’re harboring in themselves, but they cannot release the associated guilt for the person who committed the act. As a result, forgiveness is for the one giving it, rather than the one who committed the transgression. Research has shown that those who have chosen to give up resentments live longer lives as a result to an improvement in their cardiovascular and nervous systems. Another, perhaps more difficult way to celebrate is to take the time to examine the grudges you carry with you on a day to day basis. To think them over and determine if it’s truly worth carrying that anger and resentment forward. Take International Pardon Day to set them, and yourself, free from the toxic weight you’re carrying. You can do it via email, in person, over coffee, or you can write them a letter. If they’ve passed on, don’t let that stand in your way, write a letter with everything you’d like to say in it, and then burn it to set it free." ^sPm - #sharpharmade From 'Days of the Year'. #fit #linkinbio #lpt #pardon #pardonday #wp #fb #ig #insta #shar #share #follow #like #pop #tweet #twitter #buffer #forgive #forgiveness #followforfollow #follow4follow #like4follow #likeforlike . @instagram @sharpharmade

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