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.
Norman Kember
"I think the press particularly expect people like me to be angry and unforgiving but the truth is I have never felt any animosity towards my captors."
Dr. Chuck Sandstrom
"To borrow from Harold Kushner, forgiveness is first and foremost a way of seeing. It cannot change the facts about the world we live in but it can change the way we see those facts."
Christo Brand & Vusumzi Mcongo
"No nation can survive without forgiveness."
Oren Kalisman
"The healing part of the story for me has been starting a new Combatants for Peace group in Nablus."
Aqeela Sherrills and Calvin Hodges
"The more you communicate the more difficult it is to commit violence, because you’re no longer isolated or wearing a mask."
Liz Brereton
"In my view what he needed was psychotherapy, not prison."
Norman Kember
"I think the press particularly expect people like me to be angry and unforgiving but the truth is I have never felt any animosity towards my captors."
Dr. Chuck Sandstrom
"To borrow from Harold Kushner, forgiveness is first and foremost a way of seeing. It cannot change the facts about the world we live in but it can change the way we see those facts."
Christo Brand & Vusumzi Mcongo
"No nation can survive without forgiveness."
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.
