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Forgiving someone does not mean tolerating their behavior. It doesn't even mean forgetting that he hurt you or even allowing him to do it to you again. To forgive means to make peace with what happened. It means recognizing your wound, giving yourself permission to feel pain and understanding that that pain is no longer necessary. It means letting go of pain and resentment to heal and move forward. Forgiveness is a gift for yourself. It frees you from the past and allows you to live in the present. When you forgive yourself and others, you are truly free. Forgiving means releasing a prisoner and discovering that that prisoner was you...