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How to Forgive

When someone hurts you, it can feel good to hang onto the anger and resentment that may bubble up after their actions. However, forgiving others can actually benefit you both mentally and physically, and it can help you move on from thinking about what the other person did. [1] Forgiving yourself for hurting someone else is another tough task, and it can feel even harder than forgiving a friend or family member. With a little bit of patience and compassion, you can learn to forgive yourself or others and move on from feeling angry, hurt, or resentful. [ Edit ] Steps [ Edit ] Understanding Forgiveness What forgiving is: a willingness to move on from an injustice you went through. Forgiving someone is a tough decision to make, and it doesn’t happen instantly. While you can consciously decide to forgive someone, it may take some time to process your emotions and actually come to terms with your situation. [2] Contrary to the popular saying, you don’t have to “forgive and forget.”

How to Improve Motivation

If you're struggling to find motivation, you're not alone. We all get stuck sometimes and have a hard time finding the focus and drive we need to get moving again. The good news is that there are easy things you can do today to increase your motivation immediately and in the long term. To help you out, we've compiled a variety of ways you can increase motivation and find the inspiration you need to start checking things off your to-do list. [ Edit ] Steps [ Edit ] Working Towards Goals Keep your goals small and measurable . It’s great to have big goals for yourself, but you need to shrink them down in order to make them easier to accomplish. Break your larger goals down into small goals. Then identify criteria to help you measure them. [1] For example, your big goal might be to publish a novel. You could set yourself a small goal of creating an outline or finishing a chapter. This goal is easy to measure because it’ll be complete when the outline or chapter is finis