The Surprising Health Benefits of Forgiveness #shorts

We hold on to grudges way too long. When we do let go of the grudge, we know the benefits are immense. It allows us to improve relationships with the people we forgive. Forgiveness actually reduces stress hormones going through our body, so we benefit a lot from a health point of view. Our blood pressure goes down, we increase our resilience. We are happier, we are healthier. By the way, these are just not physiological changes. They are actually grounded also in what changes in our brains. So our activation in our amygdala, our fight flight freeze response system goes down. Now, a reminder. Forgiveness is not forgetfulness. We're not forgetting what happened in the past. We're just refusing to hold on to the resentment, the anger, or the grudge.