Forgiveness for Your Health
Thinking negative thoughts and feeling angry are never good for your
physical, mental and emotional health; often, these feelings are
associated with harboring old grudges toward others. A recent article
in the January issue of Havard Women's Health Watch suggests that
letting go of old resentment can improve your health. In a word,
"forgiveness" is key.
The article, "Five for 2005: Five Reasons to Forgive," outlines how
forgiveness can positively affect your health by helping to reduce
stress; improve heart function; build stronger interpersonal
relation****ps; reduce levels of pain and anxiety; and increase
happiness. And a study published a few years ago in the journal
Circulation concluded that angry people are three times more likely to
suffer sudden cardiac arrest than their less angry counterparts.
If you are holding on to old feelings of bitterness and resentment,
consider doing yourself a favor by extending forgiveness to those who
have hurt you. Your mind, body and spirit will benefit in the long run.
For more information about general health and wellness, visit
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References:
Five for 2005: five reasons to forgive. Harvard Women's Health Watch.
Jan. 2005. www.health.harvard.edu/hhp/publication/view.do?name=W.
Williams JE, Paton CC, Siegler IC, et al. Anger proneness predi
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