The Power of Forgiveness: A Conversation with Dr. Frederic Luskin
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The importance of practicing forgiveness has always been extolled in both religious and psychological traditions. Dr. Luskin’s research has confirmed its virtues in the promotion of psychological, relationship and physical health. Forgiveness has been shown to reduce anger, hurt, depression and stress and lead to greater feelings of optimism, hope, compassion and self-confidence.
Dr. Luskin’s work explores forgiveness with the goal of reducing hurt and helplessness, letting go of anger and increasing confidence. He will explore the HEAL process of forgiveness that, when learned, can lead to enhanced well-being through self-care.
Dr. Luskin holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Health Psychology from Stanford University. He continues to serve as Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, an ongoing series of workshops and research projects that investigate the effectiveness of his forgiveness methods on a variety of populations. The forgiveness project has successfully explored forgiveness therapy with people who suffered from the violence in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone as well as the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. In addition his work has been successfully applied and researched in corporate, medical, legal and religious settings. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant in Health Promotion at Stanford University and is a Professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the mind body link in forgiveness.
- Apply a definition of forgiveness that will enhance practice.
- Utilize guided practice in two simple techniques that facilitate forgiveness.
To learn more about Dr Luskin’s work visit http://learningtoforgive.com/
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this is really great but I want to know how can I also teach m friends to forgive. I’m undergraduate student at Kwame Nkrumah university of Science and Technology offering social work in my second year.
Forgiveness has been one of the hardest things for me to do.
I had a very difficult early childhood, and even though I have someone in my life that loves me unconditionally, it’s like part of me says NO! I will not let go! I will not let the past go. SOMEONE has to suffer for my pain, for what they did to me.
And in the end, it is true, I am the only one that suffers. You are right Dr. Firestone.
It is so hard to forgive. I also think some people actually in a weird way, hold onto their past as a form of identity, as well as in order not to happy, hence they don’t want to forgive. Also, I would say with forgiveness comes much loss often. It is easier to say that guy/girl was such an asshole! They deserve punishment. Rather than forgive and think, “Oh…That person must have been really hurting or disturbed to have done that to me.” Or like Jesus said, “They know not what they do.”
So hard to do….People who forgive after horrific events are very courageous and dedicated to their happiness in my eyes.
Thanks.
Yana
Some people find it helpful to write a letter to the person that caused them pain. List everything you feel they did to you. Get it all off your chest. But don’t post it. You can burn it as an act of letting it go or just put it away somewhere where you can forget about it so it’s not eating away at you but it is documented and not just brushed under the carpet. I often hear of people who have behaved badly eventually falling on hard times which they have brought about by themselves. As my daughter always says “karma”
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE PRECEDES FORGIVENESS! IF ONE TRULY LOVES ANOTHER, THEN THERE IS NEVER ANY NEED TO FORGIVE! LOVE TO FORGIVE! LOVE ALLOWS YOU TO BE YOURSELF AND SO IT ALSO ELIMINATES APOLOGIES! LOVE IS THE ONE AND ONLY THING WE NEED FROM OTHERS AND LOVE IS ONE AND ONLY THING WE WANT TO LEARN TO GIVE! I AM A GIVER OF LOVE, NOTHING ELSE! BE THE VERB! LOVE.
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE PRECEDES FORGIVENESS! IF ONE TRULY LOVES ANOTHER, THEN THERE IS NEVER ANY NEED TO FORGIVE! LOVE TO FORGIVE! LOVE ALLOWS YOU TO BE YOURSELF AND SO IT ALSO ELIMINATES APOLOGIES! LOVE IS THE ONE AND ONLY THING WE NEED FROM OTHERS AND LOVE IS ONE AND ONLY THING WE WANT TO LEARN TO GIVE! I AM A GIVER OF LOVE, NOTHING ELSE! BE THE VERB! LOVE.