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BITTERNESS & VENGEANCE / GRATITUDE
& FORGIVENESS
If my current state
is less than desired, I can focus on what’s wrong or what’s right. I can
feel bitter, angry, resentful, and look to assign blame, or I can be grateful
that I am alive, hopeful that my plight will improve, and determined to make it
so. Similarly, I have two responses to feeling victimized: I can seek revenge
and punish those responsible, or I can offer forgiveness, make peace with what
happened, unload emotional baggage, and perhaps even make some good flow from
evil. (Note: Bringing religion into this, those worshiping a spiteful Old
Testament God may opt for vengeance and “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth,” while those worshiping a loving New Testament “turn the other cheek”
God, may be lenient and forgiving.)
Related Words, Beliefs,
Background -- 34 entries
|
More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #17A : Bitterness
& Vengeance |
|
Revenge (from online encyclopedia) |
|
An Eye for An Eye (from online encyclopedia) |
|
The Problem of
Evil (from online encyclopedia) |
|
When
Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold Kushner (problem of
evil--Jewish rabbi's perspective) |
|
Retributive
Justice (from online encyclopedia) |
| Source
of Religious Hatred |
| Splintered
Heart, Maddened Hand: The Inner Dynamics of Vengeance |
| Retributive
Justice (article by Michelle Maiese) |
| Thoughts
on Revenge and Retribution: Retributive Justice (article by J. Daryl
Charles) |
| Retribution
and Reconciliation (article by David Crocker) |
| The
Psychology of Victimhood |
| Justice
Not Vengeance (website for this organization) |
| The
Golden Rule, Ethic of Reciprocity, and the Wiccan Rede, by V.
Crabtree |
| A
Passion for Justice: Emotions and the Origins of the Social Contract, by
Robert Solomon (read excerpts on Google Books) |
| quotes
related to revenge |
|
More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #17B: Gratitude
& Forgiveness |
|
Gratitude
(from online encyclopedia) |
|
Forgiveness (from online encyclopedia) |
|
Turning the
Other Cheek (from online encyclopedia) |
| Foregiveness
Forum |
| The
Forgiveness Project |
| The
Campaign for Love and Forgiveness |
| Beyond
Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct, by Michael McCullough
(more on this 2008 book) |
| Thanks!
How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Feel Happier, by Robert
Emmons (2007 book) |
| The
Gift of Forgiveness, by Carl Scovel (a Unitarian
Universalist perspective) |
| Gratitude,
by Norman Fischer (on gratefulness.org website) |
| The
Heart of Our Faith, by Galen Guengerich (a Unitarian
Universalist perspective on gratitude) |
| A
Scientifically Proven Way to be Happy, by Laura Rowley |
| Rx
for Life: Gratitude, by Gregg Easterbrook |
| Prayers
of Gratitude from Different Religious Traditions |
| Gratitude
(on Hope Allianz Inc -- Counseling & Healing Center -- website) |
| Spirituality
and Health: Forgiveness |
| Healing
-- The Heart of the Conflict, by Marc Gopin |
| Forgiveness:
How to Let Go of Grudges and Bitterness, by Katherine Piderman
(article, Mayo Clinic website) |
| Give
Yourself Up, by Kim K. Crawford Harvie (thoughts on forgiveness by Unitarian
Universalist minister) |
| The
Forgiveness Web -- Links, Resources related to Forgiveness |
| Forgive
for Good, by Fred Luskin (interview with him about the book on
this site) |
| quotes
related to gratitude |
| quotes
related to forgiveness |
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