#forgive

Get Free. Be Peace.

All of us have been insulted or injured in some way, or have been deeply offended by the treatment of someone or something we love.

Throughout human history there has always only been one non-violent release valve, one way to freedom and peace.

We forgive.

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

—Nelson Mandela

Forgiveness Is A Decision

Forgiveness is not about giving up, or agreeing with things you find disagreeable.

It is a conscious choice to let-go of resentment, bitterness, accusations, anger, envy, hatred, jealousy, rejection, hostility, violence, and ill-will toward those who have offended you. And those for whom you have taken offense on behalf of someone else, whether they deserve it or not.

It is also a commitment to re-release the offense every time you remember what was said or done.

Forgiveness is for individual people, groups, and any organization or entity for which we have negative feelings, bitterness, or resentment.

You don't need permission or approval

It is about your peace and freedom

You don't need agreement

No one else can decide and let-go for you

It is an on-going, active process

Forgiveness does not require us to stay in unsafe situations.

Forgiveness is for people, groups, organizations, political parties, teams, countries, etc.

Forgiveness Matters

...To You

Many studies from leading researchers and hospitals have found that unforgiveness can impact your physical and mental health. From improving sleep and reducing stress to lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and reducing pain and risk of heart attack, it is clear that forgiving others can have significant real-world impact on your daily life.

Sustaining and developing deep, meaningful relationships with friends, family, and significant others is not possible without forgiveness. Those who are closest to us can hurt and disappoint us the most. We must give grace to maintain connection with others.

Forgiving others directly benefits you and your close relationships.

...To The World

This is a tense time. Many of us are deeply troubled by what we see in others across the country, city, community, and even the kitchen table. Issues are amplified and we have become divided in numerous ways.

Increasingly people from across the cultural and political spectrum are predicting greater social unrest, violence, and even civil war.

Forgiving others directly benefits your community, city, and the world.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long to get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.

—Mahatma Gandhi

- THE CAMPAIGN -

Billboards in every city.
Ads on every screen.

In this time of great cultural, political, and ideological division, the #forgive campaign’s simple purpose is to elevate and encourage forgiveness. Funds raised will fuel advertising in as many outlets as possible with a goal for nationwide coverage in multiple mediums in the coming months and years.

Forgive Campaign #1 is our initial funding round, launching in October 2022. All funds raised will go toward setup and deployment of the first campaigns—primarily online advertising in search and social media.

Please give and share this campaign.

DONATE TO CAMPAIGN #2

100% of funding for this campaign will be used to prepare and deploy the #forgive advertising campaign. No political or cultural agenda will be favored or featured. This is a truly altruistic effort with no strings attached.

The single message: forgive and free yourself.

Wisdom

CORRIE TEN BOOM

"Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart."

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude."

NELSON MANDELA

"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison."

MAYA ANGELOU

"It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."

CONFUCIUS

"To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it."

WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

"A life lived without forgiveness is a prison."

HANNAH ARENDT

"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom."

MARCUS AURELIUS

"Reject your sense of injury, and the injury itself disappears."

DESMOND TUTU

"Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart."

ALAN PATON

"There is a hard law. When an injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive. "

MARK TWAIN

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."

RABBI JONATHAN SACKS

"Every act of forgiveness mends something broken in this fractured world. It is a step, however small, in the long, hard journey to redemption"

TYLER PERRY

"It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you."

SOCRATES

"One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him."

LEONARD COHEN

"How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?"