Pioneers of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the release of all
hope for a better past.
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Many people
from around the world have courageously and graciously forgiven others. They
have found a place in their hearts to forgive. They have forgiven people in
situations which most of us would consider unforgivable. They have forgiven
the murderers of their own children and parents. They have forgiven a race
of people or individuals that have oppressed them and abused them. They have
forgiven fathers and mothers who have neglected and abandoned them. They
have forgiven co-workers and friends who have betrayed them. They have
forgiven spouses who were unfaithful to them. They have forgiven school
bullies who tormented them. They have forgiven themselves for being the
bullies. These people have come to terms with the past, and have given up
the pretense that they can change the past.
These
people are our heroes. The
have the strength, the courage, the generosity and the grace to
forgive.
And through their journey of forgiveness, they have transformed the home
within their hearts, a home that is warm, secure, loving, gentle and
peaceful.
The
Pioneers of Forgiveness is a growing network of individuals
dedicated to demonstrating the transformative, healing power of forgiveness in
the lives of everyone, and to globalizing the healing spirit of forgiveness by
establishing International Forgiveness Day as the world's first global
holiday. This holiday is to be officially celebrated on the first Sunday
of every August in each of the world's 300 countries and
territories.
You may view Channel 4's coverage
of this year's event, and the entire event
itself by clicking on the button that follows:
Heroism of
forgiveness and witnessing to forgiveness in a non-forgiving world
are primary objectives of our network, which
supports the Worldwide
Forgiveness Alliance, a non-profit, tax
exempt educational foundation that sponsors the International Forgiveness
Day project and other forgiveness-related programs. Both the Alliance and this
network are further supported by the Choosing
Forgiveness website, whose focus is on
self-forgiveness.
As the Alliance's networking organization, we
are committed to generating worldwide interest in and support for its various
programs. Our core network is now taking form in the San Francisco
area, in preparation for its expansion globally.
The Pioneers of
Forgiveness support the Alliance by
-
Practicing forgiveness in our own lives
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Disseminating to
others information on the practice of forgiveness
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Creating
public awareness of and participation in forgiveness-related workshops
and events
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Expanding our
network globally to include millions of other pioneers who are practicing
and promoting forgiveness in their own local communities
- Contributing
financially to the Alliance’s
programs
Please
review our rationale and choose to
create your own participation as a Pioneer of Forgiveness by printing out,
completing and sending in the enrollment form.
For further
information, please write, call or e-mail us.
Worldwide
Forgiveness Alliance
20 Sunnyside Ave., Suite A268
Mill Valley, CA
94941
415/381-3372
info@pioneersofforgiveness.org
See also
the Forgiveness Works project
and the Attitudinal Healing
Center, with
which our network also co-operates.
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How I know I have forgiven
someone
is that he or she has harmless passage in my
mind.
-Rev. Karyl
Huntley
