This is an excellent post from Ovi Magazine on the ways that forgiveness is good for body and mind.
Harboring a grudge lowers the body’s resistance and allows more damage from viruses, infections, toxins and also increases the likelihood of accidents. It negatively impacts the immune system. Like a poison, resentment and burning for revenge increase the risk of cancer. Bodily functions operate less efficiently, oxygen is deprived, for other’s grinding their teeth at night, having temperamental experiences with family, friends and in public.
The early Eastern medicines understood the cause and effect of not forgiving and poor health. Forgiveness can act like a healing balm which slowly penetrates and chips away at old, worn feelings of anger and resentment. The damage that years of resentment can do is well documented health professionals. Additional risk factors include anxiety, depression, grief, drug abuse, stress, eating disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. Generally, they are miserable and have an extremely short fuse. This can lead to isolation and severe loneliness due to the withdrawal of family and friends.
Forgiveness promotes good mental and physical health. And this is exactly what the world desperately needs right now - more patience, forgiveness and tolerance among one another. The world becomes more a global neighborhood with each passing day and peace and understanding is becoming a precious, rare commodity and it seems where there is short supply, there is great demand. These people’s predisposition tends to increase companionship, and the number of friends one has.
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