ONLINE reviews - Forgivness

Forgiving someone does not mean "Okay, you can continue to treat me like a doormat." It doesn't mean that the person can continue to treat you in a disrespectful way. But what does it mean? How does forgiving others help you? This month's sites offer a number of valuable resources, processes, and ideas that will help you decide what forgiveness means to you.

International Forgiveness Institute

http://www.forgiveness-institute.org/ifi/whatis/definition_of_forgiveness.html

How do you define forgiveness? How does your definition compare to this site’s?

InnerPeace.Org

http://innerpeace.org/forgiveness.shtml

If you like this site’s philosophy, "Forgiveness is about forgiving people, not behaviors," then view its forgiveness process.

The Forgiveness Web

http://www.forgivenessweb.com/

Writing a letter can assist with the forgiveness process, but there are times when you aren't able, or it's not helpful, to show your letter to the person to whom you're writing. In cases like these, you may find it helpful to send your note to this site’s apology room anonymously.

A Campaign for Forgiveness Research

http://guthrie.realimpact.net:851/storysearch.html

If you think you're the only one who has done or experienced something, this site will most likely prove that belief wrong. View the stories of others and know that you're not alone.

Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance

http://www.forgivenessday.org/

Did you know that the first Sunday of every August is International Forgiveness Day? Learn more here, then mark August 5 on your 2002 calendar!

My Favorite Forgiveness Process

http://newtimes.org/issue/9702/forgiveness.html

This archived New Times article by Cat Saunders offers a step-by-step "two-way" plan for forgiving yourself as well as others