{"id":272,"date":"2013-12-08T16:47:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T00:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theforgivenessstory.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2014-02-07T11:21:29","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T19:21:29","slug":"assumptions-about-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theforgivenessstory.com\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Assumptions About Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span>1. Forgiveness is <i>all about me<\/i>. It is about me letting go of my resentment. It doesn&#8217;t matter what happened, who did it or how terrible it was. The key word is <i>&#8216;me&#8217;<\/i>.\u00a0 I am the only one who can let go of my resentment. Forgiveness is absolutely, totally and completely an inside job.<\/p>\n<p>2. In like manner, forgiveness has <i>NOTHING<\/i> to do with the other person. In fact, there is a good chance that other person doesn&#8217;t even know he needs forgiving. 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