The question I would like to discuss with you today is "How can I even start forgiving someone?” Despite the fact that forgiveness is an act of giving to another person, the heart of forgiveness is about our own self. Multiple research throughout the course of decades, has also come up with the same conclusion: forgiveness provides vital benefits to our mental and physical wellbeing, such as reduction in stress, depression, and increase in compassion and better yet, increase in immune response. So before we move on to the practical things we can do to start forgiving someone, ensure that you understand how we are not doing it for others, but instead we are doing ourselves a favor. This will echo over and over again over the course of us practicing the act of forgiveness. Hence, knowing that early in the process will shape a strong foundation of willingness, which will help you withstand every step and efforts in habituating forgiveness. And then, after we have had a robust awareness of doing ourselves some good, there are three practical tips that we can do to practice forgiveness, and helping ourselves in getting accustomed to it.
