STORIES HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM
The Forgiveness Project shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding.
STORIES HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM
The Forgiveness Project shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding.
Ruchi Singh
"Forgiveness doesn’t mean saying I’m OK with what he did, it means I can continue with my life in a more peaceful frame of mind."
Noelle and Brendan McCauley
"If offenders engage with restorative justice at a young age, you might be able to nip it in the bud."
Margaret Foxley
"Forgiveness for me is a healing process, but it depends on people communicating and understanding."
Jean Paul Samputu
"On that day I suddenly felt totally free. I felt a power that I cannot describe."
Oren Kalisman
"The healing part of the story for me has been starting a new Combatants for Peace group in Nablus."
Riham Musa
"I believe violence breeds violence and there’s no choice now for me other than to find another way."
Andrea Martinez
"Deciding to forgive was a process, it’s not something that can happen overnight."
Ruchi Singh
"Forgiveness doesn’t mean saying I’m OK with what he did, it means I can continue with my life in a more peaceful frame of mind."
Noelle and Brendan McCauley
"If offenders engage with restorative justice at a young age, you might be able to nip it in the bud."
Margaret Foxley
"Forgiveness for me is a healing process, but it depends on people communicating and understanding."
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Self-forgiveness: Making meaning as a foundation for change
This online workshop invites participants to deeply listen, reflect and explore through creative writing prompts how making meaning can support us to reconcile ourselves with what has gone before and journey toward self-forgiveness.
