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Forgiveness took center stage at the Inner Development Goals Summit, where leaders from the Interfaith Mediation Centre in Nigeria reminded us that "unforgiveness is like taking poison."

Thank you to IDG Summit for spotlighting forgiveness as a critical skill for sustainable social development!

New research upload:

Forgiveness isn’t just about mental wellbeing. It shows up in physical health too. Genes and cortisol reactivity help explain how trait forgiveness plays out in our HPA axis.

Read the study by Lan et al, 2025: www.discoverforgiveness.org/resources/fo...

Your reminder from the wisdom of #Confucius that forgiveness for others starts with forgiveness of self.

Contemporary research supports the 18th-century wisdom of British playwright, abolitionist, and philanthropist Hannah More. When we forgive, we release ourselves from both the emotional and physical taxes of stress.