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Martin Luther King Jr - Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it's a constant attitude · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed to kick start
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  your day in a positive way. I'm my host Anna McGivern for
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  August 25th. Today is National Kiss and Make
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  Up Day, created by author Thomas M Stern in 2001 to encourage
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  reconciliation and forgiveness. The phrase kiss and make up
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  comes from that simple, childlike way of resolving
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  conflicts without the complicated pride that often
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  tangles adult relationships. This holiday reminds us that
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  holding grudges usually hurts us more than the person we're upset
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  with. It's not about pretending
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  disagreements never happen, but recognizing when the cost of
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  maintaining anger has become higher than the original
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  offense. Whether it's a member of your
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  family, a friend or Co worker, Kiss and make Up Day asks us to
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  choose connection over being right, understanding over
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  resentment. Which brings us to today's quote
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  from Martin Luther King Junior, who once said forgiveness is not
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  an occasional act, it's a constant attitude.
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  King's insight transforms how we think about reconciliation.
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  It's not just a moment where we patch things up.
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  It's adopting forgiveness as a way of life, a lens through
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  which we approach all our relationships.
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  Real forgiveness requires the constant attitude King
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  describes, the ongoing choice to extend grace, assume good
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  intentions, and respond with understanding rather than
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  defensiveness. This doesn't mean becoming a
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  doormat, but it means approaching relationships with
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  the belief that connection is almost always more valuable than
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  being right. When we make forgiveness our
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  default response, we prevent small disagreements from
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  becoming big grudges. We solve problems while they're
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  still manageable. So today, consider whether
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  there's someone who deserves the grace of reconciliation.
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  Maybe it's time to make that call, send that text, or simply
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  let go of resentment you're carrying with you.
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  Remember King's wisdom, Forgiveness isn't occasional.
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  It's a way of moving through the world that prioritizes
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  connection and the belief that most relationships are worth
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  fighting for, not fighting about.
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  That's going to do it for today. I'm Henry Gibbard, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.