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negativity, anger, stress, anxiety, mental and physical illness, and
most unhappiness. The refusal to forgive keeps you trapped. For-
giveness sets you free. And it is always a choice you make. It has
nothing to do with the other person or situation.
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Some people hold themselves back from forgiving with a false basic
premise.They think that by forgiving they are condoning the behav-
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ior of the person they are mad at. They think that, if they forgive the
other person, they are doing that person a favor. They even think
that they are letting the other person go free, which they are deter-
mined not to do.