{"id":276481,"date":"2022-02-13T14:32:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T19:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chooselovemovement.org\/?p=276481"},"modified":"2022-02-13T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T19:32:35","slug":"benefits-of-choosing-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/benefits-of-choosing-forgiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Choosing Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In week 3 of Choose Love Awareness Month, we focus on Forgiveness. Forgiveness means choosing to let go of anger and resentment toward yourself or someone else, to surrender thoughts of revenge, and to move forward with your personal power intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are scientifically proven benefits from those who practice Forgiveness with the Choose Love program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chooselovemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chooselovemovement.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275502\" width=\"479\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/server.peraltadev.com\/chooselove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/benefits-forgiveness.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scarlett talks about forgiveness in her <a href=\"https:\/\/chooselovemovement.org\/episode-22-the-gift-of-forgiveness\/\">podcast <\/a>with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/katherineschwarzenegger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt<\/a>, NY Times bestselling author of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/katherineschwarzenegger.com\/books\/the-gift-of-forgiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable<\/a>. They both share their personal forgiveness journeys and what they learned about the importance of the topic. With this conversation, Scarlett and Katherine hope to inspire individuals to explore what forgiveness means to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chooselovemovement.org\/clam2022\/\">Download<\/a> the February Action Steps calendar to find ways to practice forgiveness this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have a fun project for kids to remind them to forgive. See our Forgive and then <a href=\"https:\/\/chooselovemovement.org\/forgive-and-then-forgive-smore\/\">Forgive S&#8217;More<\/a> blog with a printable craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p># Choose Love Awareness Month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p># Forgiveness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In week 3 of Choose Love Awareness Month, we focus on Forgiveness. 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