In July of 2016, I was at Wanderlust Festival in Aspen, and they had a prayer wheel there.

It was beautiful, beautiful prayer wheel.

And they had a sheet of paper in front of our maps.

And after we heard the story being shared and we did our yoga practice. We were invited to allow compassion to come into our lives and, you know, whether that be in forgiveness or letting go, how can we be more compassionate?

And to write something down on that sheet of paper that we want to send into the prayer reel to give compassion to.

Maybe it's a person, an event, forgiveness, whatever it is.

And, you know, I didn't even think about it.

And tears just started flowing from my eyes.

And I wrote something along the lines.

Kevin Lee, Francois, I forgive you.

I'm Jeff Krasno, and welcome to Commune, where every week we explore the ideas, values,

and practices that bring us together and help us live healthy and purpose-filled lives.

Today on the program, we'll explore forgiveness.

That was Ashley Spence at the top of the show.

We'll hear from her and others about their journeys to forgiveness and how it changed their lives.

You know, in church and school, at home, we're taught to forgive. Forgive our sisters from stealing our Halloween candy.

Forgive our political leaders for their many indiscretions.

There's something almost American about giving people a second chance.

Forgiveness is a centerpiece in virtually every religion in different ways.

It's baked into Catholicism on a weekly basis.

We confess our sins and God will forgive us.

Wayne Dyer often said,

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