How To Forgive Someone Who Isn't Sorry

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
  • This is a good question. How can you forgive someone who isn't sorry? Let's first make sure we understand what forgiveness is and what it isn't. Forgiveness is not the act of granting or bestowing something upon someone. Forgiveness does not require a person to be sorry. Forgiveness does not let a person off of their wrong doings. Forgiveness does not mean that we agree that what happened was okay.
    So then, what is forgiveness all about? Here are the steps on how to forgive someone who isn't sorry:
    1. Turn your brain on
    2. Reframe the experience
    3. Take full responsibility
    4. Write a new story
    You'll definitely want to take notes during this one!
    Watch and Enjoy!
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Комментарии • 441

  • @selamselam3942
    @selamselam3942 4 года назад +39

    'It happened to me but it isn't about me.'
    'Take full responsibility for how you feel without taking the blame for the abuse'

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +3

      selam Selam, you got this!

    • @odegasheru9991
      @odegasheru9991 3 года назад +3

      @selam. Very powerful comment. Thank you. I will try to follow the advice, as a very nasty incident just happened with me and my brother and i can't yet get passed the hurt, the unfairness and the insult. But i will try. Thank you

    • @prijevodib2139
      @prijevodib2139 3 года назад +1

      @@odegasheru9991 It happened to me with my best friend a few months ago. We did not communicate but in our essence is fairness and love. Give it time, it will be resolved by itself.

  • @ninaross1961
    @ninaross1961 5 лет назад +120

    “It’s giving up our demand for a better past” - wow thank you for sharing

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад +17

      It removes a burden from our shoulders and allows us to move forward, Idyllic_ Visionz. Powerful stuff.

    • @holyspirtguided4514
      @holyspirtguided4514 4 года назад +5

      Yeah, that was powerful.

    • @mtnblubird4304
      @mtnblubird4304 3 года назад +4

      Oh gosh. Mind blown.

    • @carolineochieng1348
      @carolineochieng1348 2 года назад

      Thought that was quite an insightful point too. Glad to know someone else found it striking too

    • @doreenlane2370
      @doreenlane2370 Год назад

      How do you give up?

  • @squrgle
    @squrgle 8 месяцев назад +3

    "Forgiveness is giving up the demand for a better past" wow, that was powerful, thank you.

  • @pattyaap7345
    @pattyaap7345 4 года назад +43

    "Take responsability but not the fault" Thank you for these words Dr. Paul! My mother has NPD, and it is taking everything I've got to get over her last episode. I am in the "saving my life" mode right now after her bite. I watch your videos every day! They help me be a better mom, spouse, and friend.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +6

      I am honored that you are finding value in the videos, Patty AAP. Thank you for being a part of the Live On Purpose family.

    • @howardcohen6817
      @howardcohen6817 2 года назад +1

      Good for you, Patty. It's horrible to have to compare one's parent to a poisonous snake, but if the shoe fits...and we don't have an infinite amount of time and there are also, almost always, other people involved.

  • @generalcrisis3650
    @generalcrisis3650 3 года назад +33

    Teared up listening to Karen story. "It could have been anyone. what kind of kids get abused? Kinds that were available to the abuser. She was abused not because of who she was but because of who he(abuser) was." Deeply touched by these words. This video and this channel is pure gold

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +2

      Chelsea Han, thank you, glad you are here.

    • @painteroflove
      @painteroflove 2 года назад +4

      Yes! Such a great truth - whoever crosses paths with the evil is who the evil goes after. Not your fault.

  • @lonr5231
    @lonr5231 5 лет назад +82

    You always hear to Forgive, but never told or taught how to do it

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад +15

      Ion R, that is so true. It helps to learn practical steps. Such a powerful principle when experienced.

    • @lonr5231
      @lonr5231 5 лет назад +2

      @@LiveOnPurposeTV Thanks 🙂

    • @lindastenman6103
      @lindastenman6103 4 года назад +3

      Exactly! I have been doing it many times now, forgive that is. But the anger just wont let go of me! I also must say: revenge is underrated! Sometimes maybe the only thing that'll help you feel better? 😉

    • @ashleygill6808
      @ashleygill6808 3 года назад +2

      Try the 'Our father' or seventy times seventy

    • @markmcmyn8967
      @markmcmyn8967 3 года назад +2

      True. I say it all the time,but it doesn't work for me.I know it is what I must do, I need to be taught exactly how to do it. This video has helped. Perhaps the greatest example of forgiveness is Jesus, who forgave the people who ridiculed,tortured,and murdered him.

  • @BigdogLewis
    @BigdogLewis 6 лет назад +61

    I've just come across you're video on forgiveness.I found it to be extremely concise, compassionate and comprehensive. Thank you.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  6 лет назад +1

      Thank you Todd - my psychology practice is a great spectator sport, I've learned a lot through the honor of observing people's lives. Also honored that you are watching! DrPaul

    • @FaithfulandTrue949
      @FaithfulandTrue949 3 года назад

      Amen!

  • @TL-ch1xd
    @TL-ch1xd 3 года назад +19

    This is still a tough one for me. I know it wasn’t my fault or had nothing to do with me ... but it affected me and my whole life in a way that I hardly haven’t been able to function as a human.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +10

      T L, try to think of it as not giving them any more power over you. Live the way you want. Take back the control.

    • @estelleschneider9033
      @estelleschneider9033 2 года назад +2

      Unforgiveness keeps a soul in Prison..in the past..
      God will forgive us to the degree we forgive..The Lord's Prayer. God commanded us to forgive for us..to be in health
      unforgivness is being imprisoned..while the other person has forgotten it..
      Ephesians 4:26 KJV
      “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
      Forgiveness sets us free from the offense..We need God's forgiveness. To heal our souls.His mercy and Grace
      God will help us to forgive
      Seek Him while today is today
      Call upon Him
      Acts 4:12 KJV
      12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

    • @AryaDeVil_EN
      @AryaDeVil_EN Год назад

      I don’t know what you have been through specifically but what you said really resonates with me too, I really hope we find some kind of relief and control back

    • @TL-ch1xd
      @TL-ch1xd Год назад

      @@AryaDeVil_EN I do hope that as well for us. I try the best I can with the tools I have and always continue to search for ways to heal and try to reprogram my whole self from what seems to be extreme complex post traumatic stress disorder paired up with being diagnosed by a neurological team of doctors with (what the medical field call) chronic life debilitating illnesses (medium-severe M.E., mast cell activation syndrome, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) and which are worsened by all types of stress.
      It’s tough, lonely and at times feels like nothing but living life in hell, so thank you for your comment. I wish you all the best.
      One day maybe it’s possible to fully one hundred percent forgive. But I haven’t found that feeling or tools how to.

  • @thatclover123
    @thatclover123 4 года назад +9

    Hearing Elizabeth Smart talk about forgiveness being for herself was life changing for me, it wasn’t for anyone else, it’s for us. Great video thank you ❤️

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +1

      Elizabeth Smart is absolutely amazing. She's a great example to us all. Thank you, Clover Flois.

  • @daviddelgado475
    @daviddelgado475 4 года назад +16

    It;s kind of like when you were younger and you get into a fight with a friend and he punches you in the face, but after that you both say sorry. Forgiveness is a decision but the next day doesn't mean your jaw is not going to hurt.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +7

      True, David Delgado, there may still be some pain after you have forgiven the other person, but forgiveness serves YOU the most anyway. A person can live their life and may not care if they've been forgiven by you. However, if you hold the grievance you risk developing a "victim mentality" and seeing everything through that paradigm. The grievance will infect you like poison. Forgiveness removes the poison so that long-term healing can happen.

    • @lindastenman6103
      @lindastenman6103 4 года назад

      Haha, if a so-called friend did that to me, I'd probably punch her/him back with a sledge hammer. Haha, sorry, I've always been this way, I never change! 😇🤭😡

  • @BBGshop7
    @BBGshop7 4 года назад +7

    I love the analogy with the snake.. naturally we know to get the venom out. The snake becomes less important, we may never find it. The body goes in protective mode, but we have to put the priority to what is most important.
    The person that hurt you is the "snake," and that hurt is the "venom." Revenge is the "rock" used to try to hurt the snake for biting you. Forgiveness is the "antidote."

  • @EL-Duder-Reno
    @EL-Duder-Reno 5 лет назад +15

    I truly have to say this channel has changed my life, I've learned so much to on how to live a better life. Thank you

  • @DreamingwithD
    @DreamingwithD 4 месяца назад

    Stay strong sensitive souls❤️❤️ you all deserve love and kindness ❣️

  • @moodymaranda
    @moodymaranda 4 года назад +13

    Ugh, I'm not crying. Such a great video. Thanks for sharing that story.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад

      Maranda Parker, thank you for watching, it means a lot.

  • @asstanley8438
    @asstanley8438 6 лет назад +16

    Yes, this makes a lot of sense, a portion of my past (7 years with an abusive x) no longer matters because I have fixed my life (home, job, self-esteem) and spent 11 years learning, healing, growing, putting theories in to practice. So I forgive my xh for the violence and abuse because it no longer matters. Yet it is harder to completely put aside the fact that my Mum raised me to have no sense of myself at all. My mother is a well-intentioned person but my childhood still matters and I guess my childhood will always matter. But yes, you're right, I'm not the judge and in the rest of my life and philosophy, I believe that I am tolerant and tolerate everything except judgement. I am trying to get to know my children, to SEE their real selves and allow them their emotions, negative as well as positive. You are very articulate.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  6 лет назад +2

      Thank you AS Stanley - honored to be on your team. I think you would also love our Parenting Power-up Audio Course that I just recorded with Vicki. You can get a free pre-listen here: parentingpowerup.com. DrPaul

  • @yoyoyo5621
    @yoyoyo5621 3 года назад +5

    i think that's the toughest thing that prevents me to get to forgiveness. that they are not sorry, they won't even admit it, and it doesn't even matter to them. The sense of injustice and there's this incredible disbelief that they got away with so much. omg it's so hard but i don't want to hold myself hostage by my past either

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +1

      Yo Yoyo, consider the idea. Just sit with it for a while and imagine a world where you aren't weighed down by the heaviness of it any longer. It doesn't have to happen today. Glad you are here.

    • @yoyoyo5621
      @yoyoyo5621 3 года назад

      @@LiveOnPurposeTV thank you

    • @almaslakhani6693
      @almaslakhani6693 3 года назад

      Same here people don’t realize what they do so I keep a distance with those people but than I feel I m keeping grudges for them which is not good either

  • @moneejo
    @moneejo 5 лет назад +10

    I was about to not click on this video, thank God i did, i loved it!

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад +1

      Glad you clicked and enjoyed the video. Thank you, moneejo.

  • @zepgirl6489
    @zepgirl6489 3 года назад +4

    Learning how the mind is connected to the body, is medicine!

  • @i..am..
    @i..am.. Год назад +2

    I'm glad I've learned the value of forgiveness in my life. Every day after 30 had been lived with fully forgiving others, it took me a bit longer learning to prioritize self forgiveness just the same. What a difference this has made.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  Год назад +1

      So glad. Thank you for letting us know, your comment can help others give it a try.

  • @johnankrah299
    @johnankrah299 Месяц назад

    I have listened to a lot of different people regarding forgiveness from Pastor's to psychologist's and this is the 1st time I have truly understood and accepted what i should do, why I should do it and how to really forgive. Thank you. "When the student is ready....."😅

  • @aproudhater9158
    @aproudhater9158 Год назад +1

    Well as a abuser and someone who got abused, this is a danger of either forgiveness or revenge

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  Год назад

      Forgiveness lets us let go of the anger without putting ourselves in a position of causing harm to ourselves.

  • @oldcrone
    @oldcrone 3 года назад +4

    Accept the fact that there is evil in the world and try to avoid it.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Marguerite Rose, Very good advice, don't go looking for it.

  • @daviddelgado475
    @daviddelgado475 4 года назад +1

    Bitterness tears your heart apart...well said.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад

      I'm glad you got something valuable out of the video, David Delgado. Thank you for watching.

  • @CourtneyIsGoblin
    @CourtneyIsGoblin 10 месяцев назад +1

    I've watched many videos on forgiveness but none of them have touched on the experience of being hurt like this one has. I've never had a problem forgiving people before even in experiences where one would be expected to hold a grudge, but this one thing hit me hard and continues to poison my mind. I don't think I've forgiven that person yet but I accept that forgiveness is something I need to practice. That's why I return here every few months to remind myself of the feeling this video gave me. I know the information well and I knew it all before I ever watched the video, but the delivery gave me something that I couldn't give myself. That's why I keep coming back. I hope that it helps others as it has helped me.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  10 месяцев назад +1

      Awesome, you are leaving the possibility open. It will happen when the timing is right.

  • @Melissa-YupMelissa
    @Melissa-YupMelissa 3 года назад +2

    My son was asked by my parents to take on the responsibility of POA if they needed. There came a day when Dad was gone and Mom was no longer able to make her own decisions. My sister took him to court, falsely accused my son of dastardly evil, got POA for herself, went into Mom's house, took all the family heirlooms and photos, sold everything she didn't want, and sold the house. All without my knowledge and without Mom's permission or knowledge. I was forbidden to visit my mom, and did not see her the last year of her life. Then I was not even told when she died. I found out when I was sent court papers, since I was listed as an "interested party", and at the top of one of the pages was handwritten the words "Ward is deceased". This was two months after Mom was dead. I was devastated. Still am. Family photos of genearations past, photos of myself as a little girl, photos of my kids, things my parents had willed to me and my sons..all gone. And no way to say goodbye to my mom or comfort her as she lay dying. I HATE my sister, and forgiveness has been impossible. I have been trying to forgive. I have read books and watched countless videos, and I had come to the conclusion that I had neither the knowledge of how to nor even the capacity to ever forgive. Then I saw this video. And I think I know how now. My forgiving her will not let her off the hook for the despicable things she did. It will not change the past either, nor right the wrongs that were done. But forgiving her will release me from the bondage of hate, the chains of the past, and will let me live for today and move unfettered into tomorrow. That is my hero story. I am the hero casting off the filth and chains her actions created, the hero who is moving into tomorrow as a whole, peaceful, powerful woman. I get it now, and from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for the gift you gave me. 8:00 pm, July 20, 2021, the time and date of my liberation.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +1

      I am so sorry for what was done to you, Melissa. Glad you are writing your story and living the life you love.

  • @PraveenSrJ01
    @PraveenSrJ01 6 месяцев назад

    Watching this video again after 3 full years and makes a lot of sense

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for updating. Sometimes we need to sit with something, especially on a subject like this.

  • @wenyushi8449
    @wenyushi8449 10 месяцев назад +1

    I need to and will watch this over and over again - this is so helpful. Thank you, Dr. Paul.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  10 месяцев назад

      Glad we have RUclips so you can come back any time you want and please share away.

  • @bernadetteallen5415
    @bernadetteallen5415 5 лет назад +6

    Yes! I love your loving directness and I will be sharing this my clients who need to understand what forgiveness is and is not!!!!

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад

      Thanks for sharing, Bernadette Allen. So grateful to RUclips helping to get the message out.

  • @FriendofDorothy
    @FriendofDorothy Год назад +1

    What helped me to forgive my parents (dad neglectful, non-present, no physical affection etc.) and mother (verbally and emotionally abusive and consistently critical and negative) was to take a clear-eyed look at their own role models. What i found was this: dad's father (whom I met as a kid but remember well) was a wife-beater and alc. To be honest he looked like a disheveled transient when I met him as a kid and I instantly disliked his personality. Mom's mother was a major drama queen, neurotic, and I now believe she had some undiagnosed mental illness.. Her husband left her and my mom and the narrative I was given was that they were the pitiful victims of his abandonment. I now believe he left because my grandmother was a constant hen-pecker, verbally shaming and abusive.. If it's parents who abused you it can help to take a clear-eyed look at THEIR role models. That and the traumatizing affects of WW2 (both parents were in the armed forces; my dad lost part of a leg and was traumatized as he was a medic)) were enough to allow me to forgive them, which i did spontaneously one early morning in a state of meditation and prayer. (And yes, I did it for myself as the anger and bitterness were eating away at me). The result was I stopped castigating myself for never having confronted them as an adult. I had exactly one real chance to do so when they visited my brother and I in Los Angeles in the '80s but I did not do so as my dad had had open heart surgery and looked terrible so I thought it might kill him to know how abusive mom was. As a result of forgiving them the weight of all that resentment dropped from my shoulders. It has been an awesome experience and I no longer ruminate over the abuse/neglect at all. And yes, I am a hero!

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  Год назад

      You definitely are a hero. Thank you for sharing this story. There is so much good in here that will help others.

  • @suzannerodriguez1869
    @suzannerodriguez1869 3 года назад +2

    Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die.

  • @SH-kn7ut
    @SH-kn7ut 3 года назад +6

    Why should you forgive someone who isn't sorry? Even God requires that we first ask him for forgiveness...

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +1

      S H, it is so we can move on and Live On Purpose.

    • @SH-kn7ut
      @SH-kn7ut 3 года назад +1

      @@LiveOnPurposeTV You're probably right. God will also forgive you if someone else asks him to forgive you.
      But what if the person harming you continues to try and harm you? What if they're still actively trying to take from you? I don't think God wants us to lay down and be victimized either...
      God wants us to forgive others - as he forgives us...it's so simple, and yet so difficult at the same time...

  • @SimonBea1
    @SimonBea1 11 месяцев назад +1

    I stumbled on your channel a few hours ago. My personal view so far is that forgiveness IS something that is granted to someone who merits it. What you seem to be describing is more akin to what I would describe as letting go, something I have trouble doing.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  11 месяцев назад

      It could be described that way. It is forgiving so you can move on.

  • @pacifist575
    @pacifist575 3 года назад +2

    Very helpful. thank you. Great channel. A monk saw a scorpion on a leaf in water about to drown. he lifted it up and put it on the ground to save it but got stung repeatedly. A passerby asked why he would do such a thing. The monk replied 'it is the scorpions nature to sting and mine to save it.'

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Oh wow! Perfect example.

    • @painteroflove
      @painteroflove 2 года назад

      @@LiveOnPurposeTV Lol, as I read down your list of comments I was going to type that same phrase to pacifist575's comment; "Oh wow, perfect example."

  • @highcaliberlife
    @highcaliberlife 2 года назад +1

    This video came at a great time for a great struggle I'm having with my husband. Thank you for clarifying what forgiveness really is, and breaking down how both a grievance and forgiveness is formed, and steps to forgive others! I'll be listening to these videos every day so it gets in my psyche!

  • @nancymohass4891
    @nancymohass4891 2 года назад +1

    “Write a new story “ excellent advice .

  • @howardcohen6817
    @howardcohen6817 2 года назад +1

    Wish I'd have known this years ago, but I recently learned how freeing this process is. Thanks for giving it words. Love.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  2 года назад

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for being here at the channel.

  • @margaretjudice8944
    @margaretjudice8944 2 года назад +2

    Great video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @Yaara1115
    @Yaara1115 3 года назад +8

    It really is a great video. Thank you so much! I'm still trying to understand how to apply the "don't take it personally" thing. Some things really do feel like they couldn't happen to just anyone (who isn't me). Especially family issues...

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +3

      You're so welcome! Fingertiple, it takes a long time and work to be able to deflect what people are saying, especially if it is specifically aimed at you. Take a look at some of the other videos on the subject to get some ideas.

    • @RinAsami1
      @RinAsami1 3 года назад +2

      @@LiveOnPurposeTV What other vidoes in particular would you recommend for this issue of not taking things personally, even when it's aimed at you?

    • @painteroflove
      @painteroflove 2 года назад +2

      How about the topic of, say, a cheating spouse? SURE the other spouse is THE ONE who was personally betrayed, yes. But I'd look at it as having happened because the cheater was a cheater - not because s/he was specifically married to YOU. Ya know? If one's sister screams at them it's mainly because she a screamer; not because of whatever triggered her. I can't "cause" someone to scream, or cheat or... much of anything. It's up to each of us how to act. At least that's the sort of stuff I tell myself when I try to avoid taking others' bad behavior personally - it's not ABOUT me, how they act is about who THEY are.

  • @ralukafit5064
    @ralukafit5064 3 года назад +3

    God bless you Dr Paul. I was looking for an answer like this for months!!! Thank you🙏

  • @hernandezjuana3025
    @hernandezjuana3025 6 лет назад +21

    Wow, your video is a god sent, I have been dealing with a situation in which I have had a super hard time granting myself permission to forgive someone that has caused me a great deal of heart and soul pain.
    My personal story: A few years ago I met a man from the music industry, Well to make a long story short, in a matter of three weeks I was running for cover, and I mean closing my home door to that individual because by the time he was done with me I felt raped, For Real!
    If a woman says that she doesn't want to have sex, the man should NOT question her, he should back off and NOT want to force himself on the woman, Period!

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  6 лет назад +5

      Yes Juana - YOU get to decide those boundaries and nobody else has any right to violate that. I'm glad you're here. DrPaul

    • @PraveenSrJ01
      @PraveenSrJ01 6 месяцев назад

      I’m really sorry 😞 you endured that and wish you all the best

  • @catholicfaithofmine2664
    @catholicfaithofmine2664 3 года назад +2

    Sometimes the forgiveness isn't for them Its for you. It helps to relieve the burden of the pain they caused you especially when there is nothing more you can do to solve the problem.
    I experienced this in my.own life when my fiance was murdered 3 weeks b4 our wedding by someone he was suppose to be helping. I still to this day do not know who the person was that ended his life. At the time we were told it was an accident. The grief I felt was more than I could handle. I forgave whoever did it because I couldn't carry the emotional burden of dwelling on him and having hate and bitterness in my heart. Instead I focused on my grief and my loss. In life you got to pick your battles.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Catholic Faith of Mine, thank you for this vulnerable post. I am so sorry this happened and it truly shows how difficult forgiveness can be, but how vital.

  • @foxie8638
    @foxie8638 3 года назад +3

    I'm discovering your channel and I like it sooooooo much! The way you re helping us to empowering our live, our choices and our decisions, your pedagogy and your very good sense of humor. I'm smiling and sometimes laughing in front of my phone. I also like - but don't know how to say it correctly in English - the way you are speaking of humans problems... Like we have it all in common in some way so we re like a big team, facing the same. This is heartwarming and in someway it does make the probleme less overwhelming . I really enjoy it 😁

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +1

      Marie R, thanks, we are all in this together.

  • @annclns
    @annclns 3 года назад +1

    It's the first time I've searched about this and I can't believe I've found a story which is 100% similar to mine. Sure, this video really helped a lot. Thanks for this. But I still can't find forgiveness in my heart. I can still feel anger everytime I remember what happened. I still have the trauma. And the fact that my stepfather passed away just last month, I'm feeling so miserable. I don't know what to feel. But yeah, thanks for this. Keep doing videos like this.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Anne Celones, it is a journey and you are on the journey. It is o.k. if you are not to forgiveness yet. I am glad you are here.

    • @painteroflove
      @painteroflove 2 года назад

      And, Anne, I'm thinking "anger" is appropriate, but I consider forgiveness as a sort of "writing off" like a rabid animal bit into me - I can't afford to let hate for that animal rent space in my head. It was rabid, I'll always be sorry it tore into me, but I've released it to the animal-control people and I'm done with it.

  • @living4thekingdom170
    @living4thekingdom170 3 года назад +1

    This is actually biblical.
    Having empathy helps with forgiveness also.

  • @thumoore9918
    @thumoore9918 3 года назад +3

    I have been with you for a short time but I have changed a lot to control my anger with my little boy and control emotion to my exhusband.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +1

      thu Moore, that is awesome. You can do this, thanks for commenting so others can see it is possible.

  • @michellewarren386
    @michellewarren386 4 года назад +3

    Yeah it's hard my mother isn't sorry nor is anyone that has pushed me into wanting to end it!

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +1

      Red flags 911, please call the suicide prevention line and know that there is hope and life after anyone who has hurt you. Please reach out to a trusted friend or adviser.

    • @queensophiab.9990
      @queensophiab.9990 4 года назад +1

      hang in there...Forgiveness GIVES YOU FREEDOM. Love yourself and i hope you heal soon... I KNOW THE FEELING

  • @grandmasstories3418
    @grandmasstories3418 5 лет назад +5

    I really like your style too. Thank God for you! 😗

  • @myswagobsession
    @myswagobsession 3 года назад +2

    Give up the judicial role - powerful

  • @colin1235421
    @colin1235421 3 года назад +3

    Wow this is brilliant, thank you! I can apply this.

  • @4Jenfever
    @4Jenfever 3 года назад +3

    My son sacrificed everything he had for people who wouldn’t even wipe his brow for him now that he’s so close to the fire. Pray for my son and those like him. They disguise their pain for anger to justify inflicting harm on another.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Jennifer Young, you make a good point. The anger inside us can come out in different ways that are misinterpreted. I hope your son is able to get some help.

  • @prijevodib2139
    @prijevodib2139 3 года назад +1

    You are a great person and a psychologist. Your kind of psychology is unusual as it goes deeper than the usual one. It comes from experience combined with humanity.
    Thank you very much for your videos, they are helpful.

  • @sakinakharrubi6303
    @sakinakharrubi6303 4 года назад +3

    It’s pretty sad that videos that benefit us the most are the least watched.. I really need to learn to take it less personal.. I’m just not sure how to

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +2

      UmMunir Bashiah, we have several videos on the channel, check out our playlist. If you feel like you could benefit from one on one coaching, go to www.drpauljenkins.com/breakthroughcall.

  • @ajalvin2012
    @ajalvin2012 3 года назад +2

    I'd love to but im 50 in February ever lived with borderline person personality all my life and I'm overwhelmed I can't wait for it to be over

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  2 года назад

      I hear you, I just hope that you can find some joy in the journey.

  • @trusha2
    @trusha2 4 года назад +3

    This happens even everyday with me😑 the day I started sensing and now I m 20 yrs and this is never ending process .

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +3

      SHÍVÁNÍ with bracket wali smile, I hope you are able to find peace.

  • @Lia_frog
    @Lia_frog Год назад +2

    I like take the responsibility but not the fault. But in cases of child abuse it really breaks my heart. Even being assaulted and raped as a teenager I feel was better than that happening in my single digits. My heart breaks for Karen and all the love and attention she deserved. ❤️

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  Год назад

      Thank you for your compassion. Such a difficult thing to go through.

  • @Loveismygift
    @Loveismygift 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you for your time. I appreciate you so much.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад

      You are welcome, Revolution. Thank you for watching.

  • @b.g.9945
    @b.g.9945 4 года назад +3

    Those first four (phony) steps were really funny once I realized they were a set up, lol. Thank you for the advice, for your energy in putting together your script, and for your practical advice.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +2

      You're so welcome! S.G., love RUclips and interacting with all of you.

  • @anamirkailo
    @anamirkailo 3 года назад +6

    "Without Goliath, David is just some punk kid throwing rocks "
    Karen's story reminded me of mine.
    But - I'll never stop fighting for myself and my family.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Ana Mirkailo, I'm glad, and we are here for you.

    • @bookmouse2719
      @bookmouse2719 3 года назад +1

      David was protecting his sheep.

  • @denisehutchins4499
    @denisehutchins4499 3 года назад +4

    I dont forgive people that are not sorry. I cut them out of my life.

  • @gloriaprice8179
    @gloriaprice8179 3 года назад +2

    My way of forgiving is just letting go of the offense AND of the offender. Who needs toxicity in life? People who don't take responsibility for their actions lack empathy and conscienceness. They never regret what they did or omitted. Why bother with them?

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +1

      Gloria Price, that is a choice that sounds like it has served you well.

  • @iamjustsaying4787
    @iamjustsaying4787 2 года назад +1

    Letting go is different from forgiveness. Letting go is not caring anymore. But forgiving means trusting again.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  2 года назад

      Ahead of The Curve, it doesn't necessarily mean trusting that person again.

  • @callicordova4066
    @callicordova4066 Год назад +1

    Forgiveness is for the forgiver, not the one being forgiven.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  Год назад

      Calli Cordova, it truly is. Wonderful when it can be both, but not always.

  • @loissemanek1715
    @loissemanek1715 2 года назад +1

    This was very good especially how to stop seeing yourself as a victim even though you where. I can’t see doing it when you still have contact with the person on a regular basis.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  2 года назад +1

      It is a process, Lois Semanek. It might take some time.

  • @sheleerukia5225
    @sheleerukia5225 5 лет назад +1

    thank you for this message. . it helped me a lot. now , I am free of all the hatred and pain . I learned to let go. thanks for guiding me. I've downloaded this video and watched it over and over again. until it sank in.. and
    now I feel better. . . thank you very much. God bless you always!

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад +1

      This is a powerful message, Shelee Rukia. I am glad you found it valuable.

    • @sheleerukia5225
      @sheleerukia5225 5 лет назад

      well.. I struggled a lot with this .. how to forgive others and myself as well.. so this video helped me a lot.

  • @painteroflove
    @painteroflove 2 года назад +1

    Ha! Such a heavy topic addressed in an entertaining and sometimes funny way. GREAT delivery! We can't demand a better past, you're right. It's also a great plan, as you suggest, to choose feel victorious. I'm enjoying your videos, thanks.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  2 года назад

      Ms. Smith, thank you, glad you are here. Please share with anyone you think would benefit.

  • @robinshultis5352
    @robinshultis5352 6 лет назад +4

    Wow! Thank you so much. I learned a few new insights that were so helpful.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  6 лет назад

      Thrilled to hear it Robin - thanks for watching! DrPaul

  • @zohraimam
    @zohraimam 6 месяцев назад +1

    Off course I forgive if I want forgiveness 🎉

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  6 месяцев назад

      Please don't go into it expecting forgiveness since it needs to be done unconditionally.

  • @brightpage1020
    @brightpage1020 2 года назад +1

    When someone is either unwilling or incapable of acknowledging the pain they may have caused, I pray they someday find the insight, wisdom, grace, or that I find understanding someday of their perspective, but I acknowledge to myself that the needs I have in the situation are not likely to get met here… and I forgive myself for getting here. I recognize they might not be capable… to give me the apology or repentance I would hope for. They might not have the insight or want it.
    Once I realize that, it’s easier to let their lack of insight go, their lack of regard for my feelings or my safety or whatever. I tell myself, “they have given me all they are capable of or willing to”.
    “At this point, I can chose to accept it, or hound them for more, incessantly, using all my energy wrapped up in anger while my psyche harasses them for the rest of our existence…”
    If I want to move on, I have to let it go, even though it wasn’t ok. I can take lessons from that experience and apply them if red or orange flags come up in my future. That can empower me instead of weaken me as I chase an insatiable dream.

  • @rosalynannebeauty6944
    @rosalynannebeauty6944 5 лет назад +1

    Thank-you for this. Especially about framing it so it's not personal and viewing it as the perpetrator owns that behavior---and that it has nothing to do with who you are. I was bullied everyday as a kid (by the same group of girls k-8) then I would come home and get relentlessly put down by my older brother. He never showed me any real affection until we were adults and even then it feels weird for him to be nice. But, I still try to be open. Anyway, the constant teasing all day long made me convinced that there must be something about me that makes me undeserving of acceptance. I only felt safe and at peace when I was alone in my room, so I became extremely shy and developed major social anxiety. To this day, I get nervous meeting up with groups of women (I recently had a baby and going to a baby and me group was important but also hugely nerve wracking as being in a group of girls again was a huge trigger), but I can't tell you how much more confidence I would've had if someone had told me IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад

      You are valuable, Rosalyn Anne Beauty. Meeting others may be hard, but you are now showing your child how to deal with the world. Be confident and you have this!

    • @rosalynannebeauty6944
      @rosalynannebeauty6944 5 лет назад

      @@LiveOnPurposeTV yes! I've been really loving all your parenting videos 💜

  • @aldeanblair9727
    @aldeanblair9727 4 года назад +3

    I would like to thank you for your advice and I struggle with unforgiving and it was quite hard to do it but I really appreciate your help

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  4 года назад +1

      You are welcome, Aldean Blair. I'm honored to have someone like you - who is trying - on Live On Purpose TV. : )

    • @BadEconomyOfficial
      @BadEconomyOfficial 4 года назад +1

      You’re not alone.

    • @aldeanblair9727
      @aldeanblair9727 4 года назад

      @@BadEconomyOfficial thank you

  • @sylhomeo6351
    @sylhomeo6351 3 года назад +1

    I really like your personality and the way you put things. And your advice is priceless!

  • @bornofJesusblood
    @bornofJesusblood 3 года назад +2

    Wonderful presentation. Full if truth.
    BUT.......I I had not been born again in Christ, I would never had the opportunity to be here and grow.
    Thanks.

  • @marcocisneros1431
    @marcocisneros1431 Год назад +1

    Actually forgiving someone has more impacts on you than on the person you forgive

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  Год назад

      So true. We need forgiveness for our personal growth.

  • @janetspiteri5043
    @janetspiteri5043 4 года назад +3

    Oh WOW!!! Honestly i think you're absolutely amazing but this video WOW i SO needed to hear this.
    THANK YOU MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT!!! 😊🤗

  • @Godfather48hrs
    @Godfather48hrs 3 года назад +2

    It's Easy. Don't Judge them. Then there's nothing to Forgive!!! The Great Secret!🖤

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Kyle Sikkenga, great to have you at the channel.

  • @AM-kq6tv
    @AM-kq6tv 2 года назад +1

    Steps to forgiveness:
    1. Get air and blood flow to your brain breathing, yoga, meditation
    2. Reframe the experience to take less personally. Aka it wasn't really my fault , it was my moms fault and it would have happened to someone else if I weren't there
    3. Take full responsibility for how you feel but do not take the blame for the abuse
    4. Write a new story that is inspiring that shows the light. Without Goliath David is some punk kid throwing rocks

  • @go_better
    @go_better 4 года назад +2

    Thanks. Very interesting video. So spot on!

  • @Lauren-vd4qe
    @Lauren-vd4qe 2 года назад +1

    Forgiveness is one thing; but DONT EXPOSE yourself to more abuse by being in that persons presence again. avoid serial abusers...

  • @carolbrasket7119
    @carolbrasket7119 3 года назад

    This may be 3 years old, but it's helpful, I'm struggling with this presently with my son and his wife, things are still going terrible everyday, what a struggle,

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Carol Brasket, these principles are timeless, glad you saw the video.

  • @AussieChic968
    @AussieChic968 2 года назад +1

    Such people couldn't care less what you thought or if you forgive them or not because their life, thoughts, feelings etc are not ruled by whatever anybody else thinks or feels. They are captains of their own ship and on their own mission and will push aside anybody and anything they perceive as irrelevant. They don't say sorry because they simply don't say or do anything they will later feel sorry about. And why would they care about your "sorry" to them, if you mean nothing to them, anyway? It's just how they are. I just accept that is how they are. And leave them on their mission I may not be able to relate to. That's OK. So long as they don't harm me, they can do as they wish. I don't have to like it or agree or demand any useless pointless apology they won't willingly offer, anyway. Just let them go. Of, course, if they demand an apology from me for something I feel no need to apologise for, I stare them in the eyeballs, at very close range and calmly reply. "No! I owe you nothing!". And walk off.

  • @lidijabasanovic9779
    @lidijabasanovic9779 3 года назад +1

    This doc is awesome, good character and good advices.

  • @ireneifereohia8525
    @ireneifereohia8525 5 лет назад +2

    Wonderful video as always. Thank you so much Dr Paul

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад

      It is a tough topic, Irene Ifere Ohia, but one that is critical for our growth. Thanks for watching.

  • @jeffmerewether289
    @jeffmerewether289 8 месяцев назад +2

    Fantastic!

  • @dazknight9326
    @dazknight9326 8 месяцев назад +1

    Just leave them. No need to feel guilt over what they did. Many will not forget. But do not use forgive as weakness. Or as to enable that behavior.
    Archangel Michael

  • @PraveenSrJ01
    @PraveenSrJ01 3 года назад +1

    Try not to go looking for evil and try to associate with only good honest people and avoid those who cause a lot of unnecessary drama 🎭

  • @booboobidou2100
    @booboobidou2100 3 года назад +1

    You truly have a gift!! respect!!!🙏🙏🙏

  • @fredjones554
    @fredjones554 2 года назад +1

    "Create and retell a victim story" and "then write a new story"

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  2 года назад

      fred jones, yes, tell yourself the story with you as the hero. It works.

  • @bekermanleo
    @bekermanleo Месяц назад

    Amazing video - thank you very much

  • @jeanettecarp4527
    @jeanettecarp4527 3 года назад +1

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  • @livliv2958
    @livliv2958 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for your videos, tips and humour! It is all very helpful, best wishes!

  • @julieryan8179
    @julieryan8179 3 года назад +1

    Clicked once, listened twice!

  • @chiarag2733
    @chiarag2733 3 года назад +2

    Great steps, but I am not sure I understand everything exact. Some more samples would be helpful. Or even a demonstration?

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад +1

      Noted, we will consider that for another video.

  • @carole7525
    @carole7525 Год назад +1

    Fantastic! Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ricardojmestre
    @ricardojmestre 2 года назад +1

    I needed to hear this. My sincere thank you.

  • @msanita1415
    @msanita1415 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much. This has really blessed me.

  • @tecumseha
    @tecumseha 5 лет назад +3

    Dr. Paul, will you please briefly elaborate the reason for why we need to consider ourselves the hero of our story? What purpose does this serve? Thank you.

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  5 лет назад +2

      The hero stands up to the bad guy or situation and struggles but eventually overcomes the struggle. Think about every movie with a hero, they have to have a bad guy to fight or something to overcome.

    • @painteroflove
      @painteroflove 2 года назад +1

      Great question (and reply from Dr. Paul). If we want to overcome the obstacles in our lives then we become the victor! We're "over-comers" and our life story is one that tells of our success. Even the hero's sometimes get pretty beat-up but in the end they've overcome whatever was the obstacle. EVEN if it was something in themselves. Yay for victory!

  • @edinne24
    @edinne24 6 лет назад +3

    Loved this!!

  • @ashleygill6808
    @ashleygill6808 3 года назад +2

    Thanks it helped but I'm still angry ; only a fool holds on to their anger am trying

    • @LiveOnPurposeTV
      @LiveOnPurposeTV  3 года назад

      Ashley Gill, keep trying everyday and it will come. Don't give up.

  • @pritiraj5875
    @pritiraj5875 2 года назад +1

    Nice explanation

  • @Babymayy17
    @Babymayy17 Год назад +1

    Your a hero!!!! Thank u for everything u do!!