Ep.326 - The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Jason talks about the healing power of forgiveness for individuals, families, and teams, unusual topic for construction podcast, but shows up constantly in people's lives. Finished Takt and Last Planner training with Construction Accelerator. Personal story: leader ignored crucial issue to protect innocent people, wasn't transparent, and hid information, Jason standing in bedroom angry. Katie: "You need to forgive. Go call him." Jason: "I don't agree with how this was done, but I forgive you." Burden lifted immediately. Shares two stories from James E. Faust talk: October 2006 Amish school shooting, milkman killed 5 girls, wounded 5, and took own life. Amish forgiveness was immediate. Neighbor wrapped arms around shooter's father: "We will forgive you." Half of mourners at shooter's funeral were Amish. Shooter's family statement: "We are overwhelmed by the forgiveness, grace, and mercy you've extended to us." Second story: 1985 Salt Lake City, Bishop Steven Christensen killed by bomb. Father Mack: "This thing will destroy my family if we don't forgive. Venom and hatred will never end." Dr. Sydney Simon definition: "Forgiveness is freeing up energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, nursing unhealed wounds." Application: co-workers, bosses, owners, foremen, family members who hurt you, unless consequences needed, let forgiveness in.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• When you don't forgive, you only hurt yourself: bitterness spirals, affects work, relationships, children, family—"it just eats and eats and eats away"

• The Amish example of immediate forgiveness: shooter's neighbor to his father "We will forgive you," invited shooter's family to victims' funerals, shared donated money with shooter's widow

• Why waiting for wrongdoers to repent delays your healing: "We forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours"—folly of rehashing long-past hurts

• Forgiveness doesn't eliminate consequences: "Mercy cannot rob justice"—society still needs protection, justice takes its course, but then we let go

• Dr. Sydney Simon's definition: forgiveness is freeing up energy once consumed by grudges, rediscovering strengths we always had, relocating limitless capacity to understand others

• Construction applications: when individuals partner with teams, work with people who make mistakes, superintendents with owners, PMs with foremen who hurt feelings, let forgiveness in

"Forgiveness is freeing up energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds."

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