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Forgiveness is a loaded word for some of us.Is it for us?Is it for the other person? What's really happening when I forgive?Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. Forgiveness, however, is for our own growth and happiness. When we hold on to hurt, pain, resentment, and anger it harms us far more than it harms the offender. Forgiveness frees us to live in the present. Forgiveness allows us to move on without anger or contempt or seeking revenge.Interestingly, if you can change the way you think and feel about a "thing", in this case, forgiveness, it helps to move forward with your life with an open heart and an open spirit. Forgiving yourself first. . . your thoughts, your beliefs, your judgments, is often the pathway to that end.You see, every thought creates energy and sits in your body and marinates in toxins. Toxins of Anger, Shame, Guilt, Resentment, and Bitterness. Releasing and forgiving sets YOU free. It does not condone the actions of the 'what' that has happened, but it sets YOU free from harboring those toxins! Breaking this word apart has helped with acceptance and reframing forgiveness. Ponder this concept. . . For-giving is necessary For-getting love. When you cannot for-give, then you cannot invite the love that you want into your life. Join us as we begin to sort thru this topic, share some insights and reframing and offer another way to look and feel about forgiveness and how to use forgiveness to change your energy, your perception, and, more importantly, your experience.Be sure to join the conversation by rating this podcast, leaving feedback and/or joining us in the private Let Your Cork Float Facebook group. What we offer is a safe place to explore all aspects and intricacies (good and bad) of our woven lives, and how you want to weigh in on them all. After all, we are a tribe and we are here to support and lift each other up to our fulfill our unique greatness.In this private FB group, you'll not only find your loving and accepting tribe, but you'll also find additional audio files of conversations that happen after the formal podcast recording has ended. We'll call it ... a virtual "off-camera" peek into the private conversations between your two wise hosts.You can find out more about Lucia from her website at http://www.luciaferraro.com/about or click here to book a 1:1 coaching session with her. You can also see Lucia and Allison in their first interview together on YouTube here.Allison offers a self-guided online class called Accelerate Your Mojo and 1:1 coaching for that class. She's created other classes including Visualization Mastery 201. She also writes self-help and