The Forgiveness Project collects and shares stories from individuals and communities who have rebuilt their lives following hurt and trauma.
Founded in 2004 by journalist, Marina Cantacuzino, The Forgiveness Project provides resources and experiences to help people examine and overcome their own unresolved grievances. The testimonies we collect bear witness to the resilience of the human spirit and act as a powerful antidote to narratives of hate and dehumanisation, presenting alternatives to cycles of conflict, violence, crime and injustice.
The stories of forgiveness on our website demonstrate that forgiveness is first and foremost a personal journey, with no set rules or time limits.
We are a secular organisation sharing stories from all faiths and none.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. I particularly like what is said about how some religious organisations pressure people into walking a forgiveness path, suggesting that without forgiveness a person may be depleted in some way or even less of a person if they can't forgive. Strangely enough I found myself writing the sentence "we must sweep out pride away and forgive" on social media while listening to this conversation. I almost immediately knew something wasn't quite right with that sentence and proceeded to delete my post. Soon as you start using words such as "should" or "must" surrounding forgiveness we're heading in a unhelpful direction.
Thank you Jay. This is exactly our hope that our stories will provide a new perspective. Forgiveness in an ideal case is a choice and isn't forced upon anyone.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pRo8FnS2XfY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pRo8FnS2XfY.html These are the two inventions I would like to combine to make mother more forgivable And I would like you to talk to the judge about this One of them is about a self driving wheelchair that stops obstacle and another is about a prosthetic arm
I'm sat here trying to think of a suitable adjective to describe this podcast. Due to the subject matter adjectives such as "brilliant" don't seem appropriate. I think i'll just go with "Profound".
Paul Kohler is truly a fantastic man, I don't know a single student of his who didn't adore him. I'm very happy that he has recovered well from his horrendous ordeal.
Thank you, Marina and Mary, for this inspiring and uplifting interview. Experiencing the power of Mary's heart, beauty and spiritual elegance is a privilege and honour that changes lives. I admire the tenderness and intelligence you both bring to the conversation. Bless you both.
God bless Mary J. I heard of this story by Joel Osteen and thought it couldn't be true. So, Iooked it up. Lo and behold. I don't know how she did it only God knows. Maybe I would forgive him but be close to him, not sure. This is an inspiration to all. I hope he understands his blessings. Wow! To God be the glory pray 🙏 pray 🙏 pray 🙏
Wow. Thanks for sharing your courageous story. It touched a nerve in me, as I grew up in Coventry. Went to school at Finham Comprehensive School. Kudos to you for seeing the perfectness of yourself.
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He’s right Peter Sutcliffe is a dumb-ass. He was too thick and unperceptive to see the consequences of his actions. It doesn’t even occur to some people about the ripple effect and the other innocents it will harm, such as Sonia McCann, but the ripper was a severely disturbed individual. These wrongdoers may have had things happen to them that sparked it off, or maybe the part of the brain that controls social order and conscience is inactive. Humans are not that brilliant as a species, because they would have come up with a social order to forestall these tendencies and traits in people before they begin, and a whole load of other things. Something needs to change, society has got to look at itself and the person, the individual more, expressing feelings, catching psychological problems. The lack of attention that is given to emotional problems is staggering. Even today we’re not much further on than the 1970s, people are afraid to say how they really feel, banter is often about the superficial practical things. The amount of suicides, drunkenness, drug-addiction, depression, prostitution and crime shows this, I think why, something is wrong somewhere. People are more open than they used to be about expressing feelings, but we’ve still a bit to go. Yes, forgiveness is a big thing, but a necessary tool
Thank you, so much for this tender, intelligent and sensitive interview.. Marina C is warm and fully present in the dialogue and Mr Ihler is remarkable for his tone and attitude towards the offender, wanting to see him as a human being, like us. Deeply impressive. Look forward to more.
Great couple of Podcast Marina, thanks to Bjorn Ihler and Stephanie Cassatly for being so open and honest about the difficulties in finding the right path for them to be able to heal them seleves. As referred to by Bjorn and Marina the marrying of the research by James W Pennebaker of mental health and physical health. As Stephanie said i was fed up with being in pain.
A very powerful message and one with zero negative comments. In this age of invisible keyboard warriors it is testament to this mans honest courage that not one has left a negative comment. I applaud your real courage Geoff and thank you for posting.
Thanks Geoff, My school friend Gary Steer interviewed you many years ago and I bought your book Watch my Back,fantastic read when I read it and helped me out of a depression.Keep up the good work 👍
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thank you so much for posting this!!! It makes me cry every time I watch it and it makes me understand what miracles are. He was a great teacher to us all !!!! Rest In Peace, Shad Ali! God Bless You.
