Curriculum: “Forgiveness”

In this episode of the Searching Inward Podcast, Scott Reall, Seth Abram and Anna Bryant discuss Chapter Six in Scott’s book, Journey to a New Beginning after Loss, which is about forgiveness. They draw from personal experiences to discuss three stages around forgiveness–the forgiveness of others, the forgiveness of God and the forgiveness of ourselves–as well as debunk the misconceptions around this process. “You can forgive someone without reestablishing a relationship. Forgiveness does not mean that you are obliterating your boundaries.” -Anna [07:43] “I think forgiveness is just so, so powerful in that it’s for me. It’s for me. It has nothing to do with the other person. It doesn’t have anything to do with the events. It’s for me.” -Scott [10:52] “What moves us to acceptance and peace ultimately is forgiveness, because it is feeling the emotion so that we can move through it and process it and metabolize it so that it can stop being stuck and we can keep moving as the process that we are.” -Seth [29:08] TIMESTAMPS [00:27] Intro [01:56] Definition of forgiveness [05:20] Misconceptions around forgiveness [19:50] Hard to forgive [25:31] The value of forgiveness [29:29] The practice of forgiveness [37:35] Forgiving God [46:26] Forgiving yourself Follow and Contact Facebook: Restore Small Groups Instagram: @restoresmallgroups YouTube: Searching Inward Podcast Website: restoresmallgroups.org Scott Reall’s Books: Journey to Freedom: Your Start to a Lifetime of Hope, Health, and Healing Journey to a New Beginning after Loss: Freedom from the Pain of Grief and Disappointment Journey to Living with Courage: Freedom from Fear Journey to Healthy Living: Freedom from Body Image and Food Issues Journey to a Life of Significance: Freedom from Low Self-Esteem