The holidays are not always a happy time for many people, particularly for adults who are disappointed or hurt year after year—that their family isn't what they want it to be, that they got stuck with all the gift-buying and holiday tasks, that they always do, do, do for everyone, everywhere, and no one seems particularly grateful.
Which makes the holidays a fruitful time to think about forgiveness. If we want to feel happy over the holidays, we need to let go of grudges from last year and prevent those same old transgressions from happening again—and in many (often very difficult) cases, anticipate the times we'll be expected to hold hands with family members who have hurt us.
My point: This holiday season will be a lot happier if we aren't angry and resentful. I've blogged before about how forgiveness is something we do for ourselves, to lead happier lives:
Few people fully realize the huge impact the ability to forgive can have on their happiness, nor do most people...
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